STINGING NETTLE AND THE BIBLE

The bottom of the leaves and the stem can sting, injecting histamine and other chemicals into your body.  After bare skin rubs against this plant, it feels like mosquito bites.  Natives have used this plant for medicine, food and drink.

"I passed by the field of the sluggard

And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles;

  

Its surface was covered with nettles,

And its stone wall was broken down.

When I saw, I reflected upon it;

I looked, and received instruction.

“A little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to rest,”

Then your poverty will come as a robber

And your want like an armed man."                   

Proverbs 24:30-34 New American Standard Bible