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.

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.

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.
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.

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