Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
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Bible References
Gave him
Deuteronomy 15:7
“If there is a poor man among you, one of your fellow Israelites, in any of your cities in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not be heartless, nor close-fisted with your poor brother;
Deuteronomy 23:7
“You shall not detest an Edomite, for he is your brother [Esau’s descendant]. You shall not detest an Egyptian, because you were a stranger (resident alien, foreigner) in his land.
Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
Luke 10:36 Which of these three do you think proved himself a neighbor to the man who encountered the robbers?”
Romans 12:20
But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on his head.”
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Psalm 107:5
Hungry and thirsty,
They fainted.
Hungry and thirsty,
They fainted.
Mark 8:3 If I send them away to their homes hungry, they will faint [from exhaustion] on the road; because some of them have come a long way.”