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

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Bible References

Sower

Luke 8:11
But the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Matthew 13:3
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
Mark 4:2
And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,

Fell

Luke 8:12
But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.
Hebrews 2:1
For this reason we should give heed more abundantly to the things we have heard, lest in any way we should slip away.
James 1:23
For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:

It

Psalm 119:118
Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer fit for anything but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot by men.

And the

Genesis 15:11
And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.

General references

Mark 4:4
And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.