Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
The lilies
General references
Bible References
Why
Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, stop being worried or anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted) about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, as to what you will wear. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 10:10 or a provision bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves his support.
Luke 3:11
And John replied, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do the same.”
Luke 22:35
And He said to them, “When I sent you out without a money belt and [provision] bag and [extra] sandals, did you lack anything?” They answered, “Nothing.”
The lilies
Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies and wildflowers, how they grow [in the open field]. They neither labor nor spin [wool to make clothing]; yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory and splendor dressed himself like one of these.
General references
Song of Songs 2:2
(The Bridegroom)
“Like the lily among the thorns,
So are you, my darling, among the maidens.”
“Like the lily among the thorns,
So are you, my darling, among the maidens.”