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 nor reap, which neither have storehouse nor barn, and yet God feedeth them. How much are ye better then the fowls?
Matthew 6:28
And why care ye then for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They labor not, neither spin:
James 1:10
and the rich in that he is made low. For even as the flower of the grass shall he vanish away.
That
1 Kings 10:1
And the queen of Sheba heard of the wisdom of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, and came to prove him with riddles.
2 Chronicles 9:1
And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon and came to prove him with riddles at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and with camels that bare sweet odours and plenty of gold and precious stone. And when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
General references
Psalm 104:27
These wait all upon thee, that thou mayest give them meat in due season.