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 say to you, Do not be anxious for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 10:10
nor a bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staves. For the workman is worthy of his food.
Luke 3:11
He answered and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. And he who has food, let him do likewise.
Luke 22:35
And He said to them, When I sent you without purse and wallet and sandals, did you lack anything? And they said, Nothing.
The lilies
Luke 12:27
Consider the lilies, how they grow; they do not toil, they do not spin. And yet I say to you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
General references
Song of Songs 2:2
As the lily among thorns, so is My love among the daughters.