Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Desiring
Crumbs
General references
Bible References
Desiring
1 Corinthians 4:11
Up to the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are poorly clothed, roughly treated, homeless;
2 Corinthians 11:27 labor and hardship,
many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst,
often without food, cold, and lacking clothing.
many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst,
often without food, cold, and lacking clothing.
Crumbs
Matthew 15:27
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table!”
Mark 7:28
But she replied to Him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
John 6:12
When they were full, He told His disciples, “Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted.”
General references
Proverbs 28:6 Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.
Luke 17:27 People went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.