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
Bible References
Why
Matthew 6:25
Therefore, I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink; nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
Matthew 10:10
nor wallet for your journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer is worthy of his food.
Luke 3:11
And he, answering, said to them, "Let him who has two coats share with him who has none; and let him who has food do likewise."
Luke 22:35
And He said to them, "When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and sandals, did ye lack anything?" And they said, "Nothing."
The lilies
Luke 12:27
Consider the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; and I say to you, even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed as one of these!