Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

A light

And lightly

Bible References

A light

1 John 3:1
See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

A poor man

1 Samuel 9:21
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why dost thou speak such words to me?
Proverbs 14:20
He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.
Proverbs 19:6
Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
Ecclesiastes 9:15
and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man.

And lightly

Psalm 119:141
I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.