Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
PRICKS | The points with which ox-goads were armed, by kicking against which a refractory bullock only hurt itself the more. Hence a proverb, found in Greek and Latin as well as in Hebrew, applied to those who resist lawful authority, or the power of God, Ac 9:5 26:14. Compare Job 15:25-26. See OX. |