Matthew 6:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

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  • 2 Chr 9:20-22 : 20 All King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold: no one gave a thought to silver in the days of Solomon. 21 For the king had Tarshish-ships sailing with the servants of Huram: once every three years the Tarshish-ships came back with gold and silver, ivory and monkeys and peacocks. 22 And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.
  • 2 Chr 9:4-6 : 4 And the food at his table, and all his servants seated there, and those who were waiting on him in their places, and their robes, and his wine-servants and their robes, and the burned offerings which he made in the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her. 5 And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true. 6 But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and truly, word was not given me of half your great wisdom; you are much greater than they said.
  • 1 Pet 3:2-5 : 2 When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God. 3 Do not let your ornaments be those of the body such as dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing; 4 But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God. 5 And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands:
  • 1 Kgs 10:4-7 : 4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made, 5 And the food at his table, and all his servants seated there, and those who were waiting on him in their places, and their robes, and his wine-servants, and the burned offerings which he made in the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her. 6 And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true. 7 But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and now I see that it was not half the story; your wisdom and your wealth are much greater than they said.
  • 1 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price; 10 But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God.

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  • Luke 12:22-31
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    22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

    23 Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

    24 Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

    25 And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

    26 If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

    27 Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

    28 But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

    29 And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

    30 For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

    31 But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

  • Matt 6:30-34
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    30 But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

    31 Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

    32 Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

    33 But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

    34 Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.

  • Matt 6:25-28
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    25 So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

    26 See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

    27 And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself a cubit taller?

    28 And why are you troubled about clothing? See the flowers of the field, how they come up; they do no work, they make no thread:

  • 25 But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.

  • 8 But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those who have fair robes are in kings' houses.

  • Matt 6:19-20
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    19 Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

    20 But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:

  • 9 They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.

  • Jas 2:2-3
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    2 For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,

    3 And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;

  • Jas 1:10-11
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    10 But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.

    11 For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

  • 10 For the glory of the first no longer seems to be glory, because of the greater glory of that which comes after.

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    29 Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:

    30 But the hairs of your head are all numbered.

    31 Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • 10 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.

  • 13 So you were made beautiful with gold and silver; and your clothing was of the best linen and silk and needlework; your food was the best meal and honey and oil: and you were very beautiful.

  • Luke 12:6-7
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    6 Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

    7 But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • 3 And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it.

  • 25 And the Lord made Solomon great in the eyes of all Israel, clothing him with glory and honour such as no other king in Israel had had before him.

  • 36 And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.

  • 24 For it is said, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass becomes dry and the flower dead:

  • 22 And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

  • 8 But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

  • 6 But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.

  • 8 So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

  • 12 Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.

  • 11 Go out, O daughters of Jerusalem, and see King Solomon, with the crown which his mother put on his head on the day when he was married, and on the day of the joy of his heart.

  • 5 And some were talking about the Temple, how it was made fair with beautiful stones and with offerings, but he said,

  • 1 Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

  • 11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;

  • 33 Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.