46 Bible Verses about sowing
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Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and reign righteousness upon you.
Now may he that ministereth seed to the sower, both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered, because it lacked moisture.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless return with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, should be defiled.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if it shall yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundred-fold: and the LORD blessed him:
If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
And this shall be a sign to thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them:
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
But this I say, He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.
But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold.
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power:
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and immediately with joy receiveth it;
And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall from the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe yourselves, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
Then Joseph said to the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of old fruit until the ninth year; until its fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and departed.
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, with which thou shalt sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
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Agriculture » Operations in » Sowing
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Sowing
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if it shall yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall from the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Sower » Sowing
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
When he hath made even the face of it, doth he not cast abroad the vetches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat, and the appointed barley, and the rye in their place?
Sowing » Spiritual, the blessings of
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless return with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and reign righteousness upon you.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall from the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if it shall yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall from the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Sowing » Agricultural
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Spiritual » Sowing » Surgery
For if ye live according to the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; lewdness, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
Spiritual » Sowing » Striving
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Only let your manner of life be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
For which I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
Spiritual » Sowing » The blessings of
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless return with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and reign righteousness upon you.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall from the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Topics on Sowing
Not Sowing
Jeremiah 35:7Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye are strangers.
Parables Of Sowing
Matthew 13:3-8And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Sowing And Reaping
Leviticus 19:23-25And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food; then ye shall count its fruit as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised to you: it shall not be eaten of.
Sowing Good
Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and reign righteousness upon you.
Sowing In Vain
Leviticus 26:16I also will do this to you, I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Sowing Seeds
Matthew 13:4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them: