Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
General references
Bible References
Poor
Ruth 2:7
She said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she stayed a little in the house."
1 Samuel 2:36
It shall happen, that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, "Please put me into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread."'"
2 Kings 4:1
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared Yahweh. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves."
Isaiah 66:2
For all these things has my hand made, and [so] all these things came to be," says Yahweh: "but to this man will I look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.
Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
James 1:9
But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
General references
Judges 8:6
The princes of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?"
Job 41:3
Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?