Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Agriculture or husbandry » Illustrative of the » Culture of the heart
For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, "Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Bearing fruit » Reaping what you sow
Tell the righteous "Good." For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked. Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you. You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
For the day of the LORD is near all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head. For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so will all the nations drink continually. Yes, they will drink, swallow down, and will be as though they had not been.
Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.
Doves » Sent from the ark by noah » Ge 8:8
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Harvest » Spiritual, general references to
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up.
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Then he said to them, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
Do you not say, 'There are yet four months until the harvest?' Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are white for harvest already. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
Mercy » Who shall have mercy
Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in the LORD.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
All the paths of the LORD are loving kindness and truth to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Do they not go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
Plowing » The breaking up or tilling of the earth
For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, "Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Rain » Spiritual showers
He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Let us acknowledge the LORD. Let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, The LORD will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth."
My doctrine shall drop as the rain. My speech shall condense as the dew, as the small rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb.
I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.
Rain » Illustrative » Of righteousness
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Reaping » Spiritual harvest
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up.
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Then he said to them, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
Do you not say, 'There are yet four months until the harvest?' Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are white for harvest already. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of righteousness
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up.
Reaping » Figurative
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you. You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
Righteousness » Encouraged
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, "Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you."
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your prosperity."
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Righteousness » The wicked » Should sow to themselves in
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Men's works producing a corresponding recompense
According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Seed » Illustrative
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Seeking God » Ensures » Gifts of righteousness
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Sower » Figurative
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who set free the foot of the ox and the donkey.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
Sowing » Spiritual, the blessings of
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who set free the foot of the ox and the donkey.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Harvest, spiritual, general references to
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up.
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Then he said to them, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
Do you not say, 'There are yet four months until the harvest?' Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are white for harvest already. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Sowing, spiritual, the blessings of
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who set free the foot of the ox and the donkey.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Spiritual » Examples of growth » Harvest
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up.
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Then he said to them, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
Do you not say, 'There are yet four months until the harvest?' Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are white for harvest already. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
Spiritual » Sowing » The blessings of
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who set free the foot of the ox and the donkey.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Showers
He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Let us acknowledge the LORD. Let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, The LORD will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth."
My doctrine shall drop as the rain. My speech shall condense as the dew, as the small rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb.
I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Fertilizing
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
Let us acknowledge the LORD. Let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, The LORD will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth."
I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing. The tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those who made slaves of them.
The fruit of righteousness » The reward for sowing righteousness
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.