Verse 24

Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!

Referenced Verses

  • Job 38:41 : 41 Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
  • Ps 147:9 : 9 He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp.
  • Matt 10:31 : 31 So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
  • Luke 12:7 : 7 In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
  • Ps 145:15-16 : 15 Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis. 16 You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.
  • 1 Kgs 17:1-6 : 1 Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab,“As certainly as the LORD God of Israel lives(whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” 2 The LORD’s message came to him: 3 “Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan. 4 Drink from the stream; I have already told the ravens to bring you food there.” 5 So he carried out the LORD’s message; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan. 6 The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.
  • Job 35:11 : 11 who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
  • Luke 12:30-32 : 30 For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. 32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
  • Mark 6:26 : 26 Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.