Luke 8:5
"The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Genesis 15:11
And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
Psalm 119:118
You reject all [who] stray from your statutes, for their deceit [is] a breach of faith.
Matthew 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, by what will it be made salty? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown outside [and] trampled under foot by people.
Matthew 13:3-4
And he spoke many [things] to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow,
Matthew 13:18-19
"You, therefore, listen to the parable of the sower:
Matthew 13:24-26
He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Matthew 13:37
So he answered [and] said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
Mark 4:2-4
And he began to teach them many [things] in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching,
Mark 4:15
And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear [it], immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
Mark 4:26-29
And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.
Luke 8:11-12
Now the parable means this: the seed is the word of God,
Hebrews 2:1
Because of this, [it is] all the more necessary [that] we pay attention to the [things] we have heard, lest we drift away.
James 1:23-24
because if anyone is a hearer of the message and not a doer, this one is like someone staring at {his own face} in a mirror,