The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

As stated by others - this is a great study help. It uses the Word itself to define the Scriptures verse-by-verse. If you truly want to understand God's Word, this is the tool. If you are looking for easy answers - somebody else's thoughts - then look elsewhere. I give the book a full 5 stars for usefulness. Used correctly, this is one of the best tools for detailed Scriptural study I have ever come across. For "build" quality I give it 4 stars. It feels sturdy. The pages are bright, easy to grasp/turn, prevent bleed-through and appear to be adhering well to the binding. It was printed in the US and it shows. My only complaint is with the print itself. It looks like a second/third generation copy of a copy. This renders some text too light and some overly dark. Also, the spacing between letters and words is too narrow. This alone makes it almost unbearable to look at for too long. The font size is okay for the majority of the text, but notes at the beginning of each chapter are small. Add small, narrow spacing, washed-out and the copy-of-a-copy print issues together and some may have a hard time reading a lot of the pages. If you have good eyesight and are looking to study in great detail... by all means, get a copy of this book. Got failing eyesight? Seek another edition or an equivalent competitor. Even with a magnifying glass this could lead to headaches and eye fatigue.

I use a computer program version. Found this to be a great source for studying the Word of God. I needed a backup

Think about your Bible. Now think about the center column references in the middle of each page. They are there to add clarity to the passages you are reading by referring you to other scriptures covering the same or a related topic.However, only so much can "squeeze" into this narrow space--limiting the amount of references.But what if there where a book that specialized, yea verily focused only on scripture references? You'd have a book like The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.It contains over 500,000 references! And since a basic hermeneutical principle is "scripture interprets scripture," this is one of the handiest volumes one could own. In fact, it would not be an understatement to say that it is a one-volume library in and of itself. OK, maybe a little over the top, but it is a valuable tool that can and should be used in all study.Also, there is an updated version available by Jerome Smith. If you can spare the extra cash, this updated version contains a lot of good commentary. I heartily recommend this volume.

I have found this one book to be really helpful for my own personal study of the Holy Bible, on the premise that the best way for anyone to study the bible is to stick with using scripture to define scripture, far better than using commentaries and other "helps" for sure, great for advancing from the milk to the meat of the word because it keeps you right in the word itself. I had purchased it a few years ago and didn't realize how useful it can be, more so to me than my concordance. Now I find myself almost daily reaching for it to help me find related verses, words, phrases that lead to other verses, etc., all of which help bring home to me just how rich and wonderful my King James Bible really is and how one can never tire of searching the scriptures. I have enjoyed going from verse to verse so much, I lose track of time.

As the Bible is its own best interpeter, this book is a must have for a really in depth study of scripture. Each book of the Bible is cross-referenced verse by verse, giving greater understanding to the content of the portion of scripture being studied. This is like having the center reference collum of your bible expanded and placed in one book. The number of references for just one verse will suprise and delight anyone who loves studing God's word. I highly recomend this book to those desiring a greater understanding of scripture.