Hosea 10:12

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Hosea 10:12

Sow with a view to righteousness,
Reap in accordance with kindness;
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord
Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.

Isaiah 45:8

“Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it.
I, the Lord, have created it.

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

Isaiah 44:3

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

Hosea 6:3

“So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”

Hosea 8:7

For they sow the wind
And they reap the whirlwind.
The standing grain has no heads;
It yields no grain.
Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up.

Psalm 72:6

May he come down like rain upon the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.

Psalm 105:4

Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

Isaiah 5:6

“I will lay it waste;
It will not be pruned or hoed,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also charge the clouds to rain no rain on it.”

Then He will give you rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plenteous; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
And rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!

Isaiah 32:20

How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters,
Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call upon Him while He is near.

Jeremiah 4:3-4

For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem,
“Break up your fallow ground,
And do not sow among thorns.

Jeremiah 29:12-14

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

Jeremiah 50:4

“In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “the sons of Israel will come, both they and the sons of Judah as well; they will go along weeping as they go, and it will be the Lord their God they will seek.

Ezekiel 34:26

I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. And I will cause showers to come down in their season; they will be showers of blessing.

Hosea 12:6

Therefore, return to your God,
Observe kindness and justice,
And wait for your God continually.

Amos 5:4

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,
“Seek Me that you may live.

Amos 5:6

“Seek the Lord that you may live,
Or He will break forth like a fire, O house of Joseph,
And it will consume with none to quench it for Bethel,

Amos 5:8

He who made the Pleiades and Orion
And changes deep darkness into morning,
Who also darkens day into night,
Who calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the surface of the earth,
The Lord is His name.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil, love good,
And establish justice in the gate!
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts
May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Zephaniah 2:1-3

Gather yourselves together, yes, gather,
O nation without shame,

Luke 13:24

“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Acts 2:18

Even on My bondslaves, both men and women,
I will in those days pour forth of My Spirit
And they shall prophesy.

1 Corinthians 3:6-7

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.

James 3:18

And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Hosea 10:12

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.

Sow

James 3:18

Time

Rain

General references

Mark 4:5

Bible References

Sow

For they sow the wind
And they reap the whirlwind.
The standing grain has no heads;
It yields no grain.
Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.

The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,

And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters,
Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.

And the

seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Time

Seek the Lord and His strength;

Seek His face continually.

Seek the Lord while He may be found;

Call upon Him while He is near.

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

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,
“Seek Me that you may live.

Gather yourselves together, yes, gather,
O nation without shame,

“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Rain

“So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”

May he come down like rain upon the mown grass,

Like showers that water the earth.

“I will lay it waste;
It will not be pruned or hoed,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also charge the clouds to rain no rain on it.”

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

“Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,

And righteousness spring up with it.

I, the Lord, have created it.

I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. And I will cause showers to come down in their season; they will be showers of blessing.

Even on My bondslaves, both men and women,
I will in those days pour forth of My Spirit
And they shall prophesy.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.

General references

Other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.