Jeremiah 4:3
For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem,
And do not sow among thorns.
Hosea 10:12
Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate];
Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness.
Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing]
Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.
Matthew 13:7
Matthew 13:22
Mark 4:7
Luke 8:7
Luke 8:14
Genesis 3:18
“Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;
And you shall eat the plants of the field.
Mark 4:18-19
Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.