Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

And the

General references

Bible References

Sower

Luke 8:11
“Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.
Matthew 13:3
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;
Mark 4:2
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

Fell

Luke 8:12
Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.
Hebrews 2:1
For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
James 1:23
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

It

Psalm 119:118
You have rejected all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.
Matthew 5:13
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

And the

Genesis 15:11
The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

General references

Mark 4:4
as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up.