Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
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Bible References
Poor
Ruth 2:7
and she saith, Let me glean, I pray thee -- and I have gathered among the sheaves after the reapers; and she cometh and remaineth since the morning and till now; she sat in the house a little.
1 Samuel 2:36
and it hath been, every one who is left in thy house doth come in to bow himself to him, for a wage of silver, and a cake of bread, and hath said, Admit me, I pray thee, unto one of the priest's offices, to eat a morsel of bread.'
2 Kings 4:1
And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, 'Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'
Isaiah 66:2
And all these My hand hath made, And all these things are, An affirmation of Jehovah! And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.
Matthew 5:3
Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
James 1:9
And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,
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Judges 8:6
And the heads of Succoth say, 'Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we give to thy host bread?'
Job 41:3
Doth he multiply unto thee supplications? Doth he speak unto thee tender things?