Hosea 10:12

Sow righteousness for yourselves
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes and sends righteousness
on you like the rain.

Isaiah 45:8

“Heavens, sprinkle from above,
and let the skies shower righteousness.
Let the earth open up
so that salvation will sprout
and righteousness will spring up with it.
I, Yahweh, have created it.

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.

Isaiah 44:3

For I will pour water on the thirsty land
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants
and My blessing on your offspring.

Hosea 6:3

Let us strive to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.

Hosea 8:7

Indeed, they sow the wind
and reap the whirlwind.
There is no standing grain;
what sprouts fails to yield flour.
Even if they did,
foreigners would swallow it up.

Psalm 72:6

May he be like rain that falls on the cut grass,
like spring showers that water the earth.

Psalm 105:4

Search for the Lord and for His strength;
seek His face always.

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.

Proverbs 18:21

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed,
and at evening do not let your hand rest,
because you don’t know which will succeed,
whether one or the other,
or if both of them will be equally good.

Isaiah 5:6

I will make it a wasteland.
It will not be pruned or weeded;
thorns and briers will grow up.
I will also give orders to the clouds
that rain should not fall on it.

Isaiah 30:23

Then He will send rain for your seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food, the produce of the ground, will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
and who depend on horses!
They trust in the abundance of chariots
and in the large number of horsemen.
They do not look to the Holy One of Israel
and they do not seek the Lord’s help.

Isaiah 32:20

Those who sow seed are happy
beside abundant waters;
they let ox and donkey range freely.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.

Jeremiah 4:3-4

For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:

Break up the unplowed ground;
do not sow among the thorns.

Jeremiah 29:12-14

You will call to Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Jeremiah 50:4

In those days and at that time—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
the Israelites and Judeans will come together,
weeping as they come,
and will seek the Lord their God.

Ezekiel 34:26

I will make them and the area around My hill a blessing: I will send down showers in their season—showers of blessing.

Hosea 12:6

But you must return to your God.
Maintain love and justice,
and always put your hope in God.

Amos 5:4

For the Lord says to the house of Israel:

Seek Me and live!

Amos 5:6

Seek Yahweh and live,
or He will spread like fire
throughout the house of Joseph;
it will consume everything,
with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.

Amos 5:8

The One who made the Pleiades and Orion,
who turns darkness into dawn
and darkens day into night,
who summons the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the earth
Yahweh is His name.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good;
establish justice in the gate.
Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious
to the remnant of Joseph.

Zephaniah 2:1-3

Gather yourselves together;
gather together, undesirable nation,

Luke 13:24

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able

Acts 2:18

I will even pour out My Spirit
on My male and female slaves in those days,
and they will prophesy.

1 Corinthians 3:6-7

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

James 3:18

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

General references

Bible References

Sow

Hosea 8:7
Indeed, they sow the wind
and reap the whirlwind.
There is no standing grain;
what sprouts fails to yield flour.
Even if they did,
foreigners would swallow it up.
Psalm 126:5
Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
Proverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow your seed,
and at evening do not let your hand rest,
because you don’t know which will succeed,
whether one or the other,
or if both of them will be equally good.
Isaiah 32:20
Those who sow seed are happy
beside abundant waters;
they let ox and donkey range freely.
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.

Time

Psalm 105:4
Search for the Lord and for His strength;
seek His face always.
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
and who depend on horses!
They trust in the abundance of chariots
and in the large number of horsemen.
They do not look to the Holy One of Israel
and they do not seek the Lord’s help.
Isaiah 55:6
Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.
Jeremiah 29:12
You will call to Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 50:4
In those days and at that time—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
the Israelites and Judeans will come together,
weeping as they come,
and will seek the Lord their God.
Amos 5:4
For the Lord says to the house of Israel:

Seek Me and live!
Zephaniah 2:1
Gather yourselves together;
gather together, undesirable nation,
Luke 13:24
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able

Rain

Hosea 6:3
Let us strive to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.
Psalm 72:6
May he be like rain that falls on the cut grass,
like spring showers that water the earth.
Isaiah 5:6
I will make it a wasteland.
It will not be pruned or weeded;
thorns and briers will grow up.
I will also give orders to the clouds
that rain should not fall on it.
Isaiah 30:23
Then He will send rain for your seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food, the produce of the ground, will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants
and My blessing on your offspring.
Isaiah 45:8
“Heavens, sprinkle from above,
and let the skies shower righteousness.
Let the earth open up
so that salvation will sprout
and righteousness will spring up with it.
I, Yahweh, have created it.
Ezekiel 34:26
I will make them and the area around My hill a blessing: I will send down showers in their season—showers of blessing.
Acts 2:18
I will even pour out My Spirit
on My male and female slaves in those days,
and they will prophesy.
1 Corinthians 3:6
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

General references

Mark 4:5
Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it sprang up right away, since it didn’t have deep soil.

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