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
We are hungry, thirsty, dressed in rags, brutally treated, and homeless, right up to the present.
2 Corinthians 11:27
in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, through hunger, thirst, many periods of fasting, coldness, and nakedness.
Crumbs
Matthew 15:27
She said, "Yes, Lord. But even the puppies eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' tables."
Mark 7:28
But she answered him, "Yes, Lord. Yet even the puppies under the table eat some of the children's crumbs."
John 6:12
When they were completely satisfied, Jesus told his disciples, "Collect the pieces that are left over so that nothing is wasted."
General references
Proverbs 28:6
It's better to be poor and live a blameless life than to be rich but crooked in one's lifestyle.
Luke 17:27
People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed all of them.