46 Bible Verses about Sowing Seeds

and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came [and] devoured it.

The sower sows the word.

"The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

And what was sown on the rocky ground--this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

So he answered [and] said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

Now the parable means this: the seed is the word of God,

"You, therefore, listen to the parable of the sower:

Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed, and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow,

And other [seed] fell on the rock, and [when it] came up, it withered, because it did not have moisture.

And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in that [same] year a hundredfold, and Yahweh blessed him.

And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it.

Those who sow with tears shall reap with rejoicing.

But while his people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat and went away.

Light [is] sown for the righteous, and joy for [the] upright in heart.

And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear [it], immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace among those who make peace.

But other [seed] fell on the good soil and produced grain, this one a hundred [times as much] and this one sixty and this one thirty.

'For [there will be] a sowing of peace; the vine will give its fruit, and the soil will give its produce, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these [things].

"You shall not sow your vineyard [with] differing kinds [of seed], so that you shall not forfeit {the whole harvest}, [both] the seed that you sowed and the yield of the vineyard.

And he spoke many [things] to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow,

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his field.

and the field is the world. And the good seed--these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not let your hands rest in the evening, for you do not know what will prosper-- whether this or that, or whether both of them alike will succeed.

And other [seed] fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once because it did not have [any] depth of soil.

[It is] like a mustard seed that when sown on the ground, [although it] is the smallest of all the seeds that [are] on the ground,

And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.

He who diligently goes [out] with weeping, carrying the seed bag, shall certainly come [in] with rejoicing, carrying his sheaves.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing [it] to grow.

Sow for yourselves righteousness; {reap loyal love}. Break up for yourself fallow ground; [it is] time to seek Yahweh so he will come and rain righteousness upon you.

And he sleeps and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows--{he does not know how}.

If we have sown spiritual [things] among you, [is it too] great [a thing] if we reap material [things] from you?

And God said, "Look--I am giving to you every plant [that] bears seed which [is] on the face of the whole earth, and every kind of tree {that bears fruit}. They shall be yours as food."

And other [seed] fell on the good soil, and produced grain, coming up and increasing, and it bore [a crop]--one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred [times as much].

Is it all day [that] the plowman plows, opens to sow seed, harrows his ground?

And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

And Joseph said to the people, "Look, I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Here [is] seed for you so you can sow the land.

And when {one of their dead bodies} falls on any {seed for sowing}, it [is] clean.

For in this [instance] the saying is true, 'It is one who sows and another who reaps.'

And it happened that while [he] was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

And others are the ones sown among the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear the word,

"Listen! Behold, the sower went out to sow.

So the slaves of the master of the house came [and] said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?'

Whoever watches the wind will not sow; whoever watches the clouds will not reap.

" 'And six years you will sow your land and gather its yield.

And you will sow [in] the eighth year, and you shall eat from the old yield; until the ninth year, until the coming of its yield, you shall eat [the] old [yield].