Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Bible References

The fowls

Matthew 10:29
Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s consent.
Genesis 1:29
God also said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you,
Job 35:11
who gives us more understanding than the animals of the earth
and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?”
Job 38:41
Who provides the raven’s food
when its young cry out to God
and wander about for lack of food?


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Psalm 104:11
They supply water for every wild beast;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
Psalm 145:15
All eyes look to You,
and You give them their food at the proper time.
Psalm 147:9
He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens, what they cry for.
Luke 12:6
Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.

Your

Matthew 6:32
For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Matthew 7:9
What man among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
Luke 12:32
Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.

General references

Genesis 6:21
Take with you every kind of food that is eaten; gather it as food for you and for them.”
Job 38:41
Who provides the raven’s food
when its young cry out to God
and wander about for lack of food?


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Psalm 147:9
He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens, what they cry for.
Matthew 10:31
So don’t be afraid therefore; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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