Hosea 10:12

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.

Sow

James 3:18

Time

Rain

General references

Mark 4:5

Bible References

Sow

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: the stalk has no bud: it shall yield no meal: if so be it does yield, the aliens shall swallow it up.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not your hand: for you know not which shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both alike shall be good.

Blessed are you that sow beside all waters, that send forth freely the feet of the ox and the donkey.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by them that make peace.

Time

Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

Woe to them that 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 look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:

Then shall you call upon me, and you shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

In those days, and in that time, says the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.

For thus says the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek me, and you shall live:

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

Strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Rain

Let us know, let us press on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor dug; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Then shall he give the rain for your seed, that you shall sow the ground with; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be rich and plentiful: in that day shall your cattle feed in large pastures.

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon your descendants, and my blessing upon your offspring:

Drop down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing.

And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

General references

And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: