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
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Bible References
Why
Matthew 6:25
Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 10:10
Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
Luke 3:11
He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."
Luke 22:35
He said to them, "When I sent you out without purse, and wallet, and shoes, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing."
The lilies
Luke 12:27
Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
General references
Song of Songs 2:2
As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. Beloved