Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
The lilies
General references
Bible References
The lilies
Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow [seed] nor reap [the crop]; they have no storehouse or barn, and yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!
Matthew 6:28 And why are you worried about clothes? See how the lilies and wildflowers of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin [wool to make clothing],
James 1:10
and the rich man is to glory in being humbled [by trials revealing human frailty, knowing true riches are found in the grace of God], for like the flower of the grass he will pass away.
That
1 Kings 10:1
Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with riddles.
2 Chronicles 9:1
When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She was accompanied by a very large number of attendants, with camels bearing spices (balsam oil) and a large amount of gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was on her mind.
General references
Psalm 104:27
They all wait for You
To give them their food in its appointed season.
They all wait for You
To give them their food in its appointed season.