Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Bible References

He would

Isaiah 44:20
He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Isaiah 55:2
“Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And delight yourself in abundance.
Lamentations 4:5
Those who ate delicacies
Are desolate in the streets;
Those reared in purple
Embrace ash pits.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on wind,
And pursues the east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.
Romans 6:19
I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.

That

Psalm 73:22
Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.

No

Psalm 142:4
Look to the right and see;
For there is no one who regards me;
There is no escape for me;
No one cares for my soul.
Isaiah 57:3
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress,
Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
Jonah 2:2
and he said,
“I called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the depth of Sheol;
You heard my voice.