Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

General references

Bible References

I have

Psalm 71:9
Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.
Job 32:6
And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you.
Acts 21:16
And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, taking a certain Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, in whose house we were to be living.
Philemon 1:8
And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

Yet

Psalm 37:28
For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.
Psalm 94:14
The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;
Joshua 1:5
While you are living, all will give way before you: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not take away my help from you or give you up.
1 Samuel 12:22
For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.
Isaiah 13:16
Their young children will be broken up before their eyes; their goods will be taken away, and their wives made the property of others.
2 Corinthians 4:9
We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;
Hebrews 12:5
And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;
Hebrews 13:5
Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

Nor his seed

Psalm 25:13
His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.
Psalm 59:15
Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough.
Psalm 109:10
Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.
Psalm 112:2
His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.
Genesis 17:7
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
Job 15:23
He is wandering about in search of bread, saying, Where is it? and he is certain that the day of trouble is ready for him:
Proverbs 13:22
The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
Luke 1:53
Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

General references

Psalm 109:10
Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.
Matthew 5:42
Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.
Luke 12:31
But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain