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.
Time
Rain
General references
Bible References
Sow
Hosea 8:7
They have sown wind, therefore shall they reap a whirlwind. Their seed shall bear no corn, there shall no meal be made of their increase: though they reap, yet shall strangers devour it up.
Psalm 126:5
They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy.
Proverbs 11:18
The labour of the ungodly prospereth not; but he that showeth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life stand in the power of the tongue; he that loveth it, shall enjoy the fruit thereof.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Cease not thou therefore with thy hands to sow thy seed, whether it be in the morning or in the evening: for then knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.
Isaiah 32:20
O how happy shall ye be, when ye shall safely sow your seed beside all waters, and drive thither the feet of your oxen and asses.
James 3:18
Yea, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that maintain peace.
Time
Psalm 105:4
Seek the LORD, and his strength; seek his face evermore.
Isaiah 31:1
Woe be unto them that go down into Egypt for help, and trust in horses, and comfort themselves in chariots, because they be many, and in horsemen because they be lusty and strong. But they regard not the holy one of Israel, and they ask no question at the LORD.
Isaiah 55:6
Seek the LORD, while he may be found, and call upon him while he is nigh.
Jeremiah 29:12
Ye shall cry unto me, ye shall go and call upon me, and I shall hear you.
Jeremiah 50:4
In those days, and at that time, sayeth the LORD, the children of Israel shall come; they and the children of Judah, weeping and making haste, and shall seek the LORD their God.
Amos 5:4
"Nevertheless, thus sayeth the LORD unto the house of Israel, 'Seek after me, and ye shall live;
Zephaniah 2:1
Come together and gather you, O ye froward people:
Luke 13:24
"Strive with yourselves to enter in at the strait gate: For many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Rain
Hosea 6:3
Then shall we have understanding, and endeavor ourselves to know the LORD. He shall go forth as the spring of the day, and come unto us as the evening and morning rain upon the earth."
Psalm 72:6
He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wool, even as the drops that water the earth.
Isaiah 5:6
I will lay it waste, that it shall neither be twisted nor cut, but bear thorns and briers. I will also forbid the clouds, that they shall not rain upon it.
Isaiah 30:23
Then will he give rain to the seed that ye shall sow in the earth, and give you bread of the increase of the earth, so that all shall be plenteous and abundant. Thy cattle also shall he feed in the broad meadows;
Isaiah 44:3
For I shall pour water upon the dry ground, and rivers upon the thirsty. I shall pour my spirit upon thy seed, and mine increase upon thy stock.
Isaiah 45:8
The heavens above shall drop down, and the clouds shall rain righteousness. The earth shall open itself, and bring forth health, and thereby shall righteousness flourish. Even I the LORD shall bring it to pass.
Ezekiel 34:26
Good fortune and prosperity will I give them, and unto all that be round about my hill. A prosperous shower and rain will I send them in due season,
Acts 2:18
And on my servants, and on my handmaidens I will pour out of my spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.
1 Corinthians 3:6
I have planted. Apollos watered. But God gave increase.
General references
Mark 4:5
Some fell on a stony ground: where it had not much earth: and by and by sprang up, because it had not depth of earth: