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
Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.

A poor man

1 Samuel 9:21
Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me like this?"
Proverbs 14:20
The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
Proverbs 19:6
Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

And lightly

Psalm 119:141
I am small and despised. I don't forget your precepts.