Psalm 34:10

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

Cross-references

Psalm 84:11 Parallel

Psalm 84:11 states that God withholds no good thing from the upright — a near-identical promise to Psalm 34:10's 'shall not lack any good thing'.

Psalm 111:5 Parallel

Psalm 111:5 states God provides food for those who fear Him — directly parallel to provision for those who seek the Lord.

Psalm 107:9 Parallel

Psalm 107:9 says God satisfies the hungry soul with good things — a direct parallel to the promise of no lack for seekers.

Psalm 23:1 Parallel

Psalm 23:1 declares 'I shall not want' — directly parallel to those who seek the Lord lacking no good thing.

Psalm 104:21 also depicts lions seeking food from God, reinforcing the idea that all creatures depend on Him, though Psalm 34:10 contrasts their lack with seekers' abundance.

Psalm 37:3 Related theme

Psalm 37:3 calls for trust and doing good, promising security — a general parallel to God's provision for the faithful.

Luke 1:51-53 echoes the reversal: God fills the hungry and sends the rich away empty, directly paralleling the promise that seekers lack no good thing.

1 Samuel 30:19 Historical context

1 Samuel 30:19 records that nothing was missing after David's recovery — a concrete example of God's promise that seekers lack no good thing.

Luke 1:53 Parallel

Luke 1:53 declares God fills the hungry with good things, mirroring the promise that those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

Matthew 6:33 promises that seeking God's kingdom brings added provision, directly echoing the principle that seekers lack no good thing.

Proverbs 13:25 says the righteous eat to satisfaction but the wicked suffer want — a direct parallel to the same contrast.

Proverbs 10:3 says the righteous won't go hungry while the wicked are thwarted — a direct parallel to the contrast in Psalm 34:10.

Nehemiah 9:21 Historical context

Nehemiah 9:21 declares that God sustained Israel forty years and they lacked nothing — a direct historical fulfillment of the principle.

Job 18:12 Contrast

Job 18:12 describes the wicked's strength being famished — a contrast to the promise that those who seek God lack no good thing.

Isaiah 65:13 contrasts God's servants who eat and drink with the hungry wicked, reinforcing that those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

Jeremiah 37:21 shows God providing daily bread for Jeremiah in prison, a concrete instance of the promise that seekers lack no good thing.

1 Samuel 2:5 describes the hungry being filled and the full becoming hungry — a reversal that mirrors God's care for the humble, similar to the promise.

Luke 22:35 Parallel

Luke 22:35 recalls the disciples lacking nothing when sent by Jesus, a concrete example of the promise that seekers lack no good thing.

Acts 4:34 Parallel

Acts 4:34 describes the early church with no needy among them, fulfilling the ideal that those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

Job 38:39 Parallel

Job 38:39 questions if humans can provide for lions, echoing that God alone sustains them — parallel to the lions' lack in Psalm 34:10.

Job 4:11 Parallel

Job 4:11 uses the same lion imagery of lacking prey, illustrating that even the mighty can suffer hunger — a contrast to God's provision for seekers.

Isaiah 33:16 promises bread and water will be sure for the righteous — a parallel of God's provision in a different context.

Isaiah 58:11 promises God's guidance and satisfaction to the faithful, echoing the assurance that seekers lack no good thing.

Matthew 6:32 Related theme

Matthew 6:32 assures that the Father knows our needs, reinforcing the same trust in God's provision for those who seek Him.

1 Kings 19:5 Historical context

1 Kings 19:5 has an angel providing food for Elijah — another instance of God sustaining His prophet, echoing the promise of no lack.

1 Kings 17:6 Historical context

1 Kings 17:6 shows God providing food for Elijah through ravens — a narrative demonstration that God supplies the needs of His servants.

Proverbs 22:4 Related theme

Proverbs 22:4 promises riches, honor, and life for humility and fear of the Lord — a parallel theme of blessing, though not specifically about lacking nothing.