Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

General references

Bible References

Your loins

1 Kings 18:46
Then the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins and outran Ahab to Jezreel.
Proverbs 31:17
She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
Isaiah 5:27
No one in it is weary or stumbles,
None slumbers or sleeps;
Nor is the belt at its waist undone,
Nor its sandal strap broken.
Isaiah 11:5
Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins,
And faithfulness the belt about His waist.
Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Your lights

Matthew 5:16
Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 25:1
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Philippians 2:15
so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,

General references

Matthew 25:7
Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.