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
To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.
2 Corinthians 11:27
in hard work and toil, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing.
Crumbs
Matthew 15:27
"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
Mark 7:28
She answered, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
John 6:12
When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted."
General references
Proverbs 28:6
A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.
Luke 17:27
People were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage -- right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.