Luke 12:27 Quotes
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Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Context
This line is spoken by Jesus in Luke 12:27.
Here Jesus is telling everyone that they need to relax. Flowers don't worry about how pretty they are, so why should we?
Where you've heard it
You might hear this quote when someone is worrying about something they can't control. "If I don't grow three inches this summer, there's no way they'll let me play Frankenstein's monster in the school play!" "Consider the lilies of the field, Stephanie."
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
It sounds a bit flowery (badum-bum!) That makes it a little more pretentious, we'd say.