45 Bible Verses about Grass
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The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.
As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
When the wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its place acknowledges it no longer.
But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
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To those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts to do them.
For,
“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
But the word of the Lord endures forever.”
And this is the word which was preached to you.
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys; perhaps we will find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to kill some of the cattle.”
Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this horde will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
He will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.
“Does the wild donkey bray over his grass,
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
“Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the labor of man,
So that he may bring forth food from the earth,
“For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young,
Because there is no grass.
that you be driven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the beasts of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven periods of time will pass over you, until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.
He was also driven away from mankind, and his heart was made like that of beasts, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he recognized that the Most High God is ruler over the realm of mankind and that He sets over it whomever He wishes.
“Who has cleft a channel for the flood,
Or a way for the thunderbolt,
To bring rain on a land without people,
On a desert without a man in it,
To satisfy the waste and desolate land
And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?
“Let my teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
As the droplets on the fresh grass
And as the showers on the herb.
Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
When the tender grass springs out of the earth,
Through sunshine after rain.’
Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew on the grass.
Then the remnant of Jacob
Will be among many peoples
Like dew from the Lord,
Like showers on vegetation
Which do not wait for man
Or delay for the sons of men.
‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring
And My blessing on your descendants;
And they will spring up among the grass
Like poplars by streams of water.’
“You will know also that your descendants will be many,
And your offspring as the grass of the earth.
May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like vegetation of the earth.
That when the wicked sprouted up like grass
And all who did iniquity flourished,
It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.
The scorched land will become a pool
And the thirsty ground springs of water;
In the haunt of jackals, its resting place,
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.
Then you will see this, and your heart will be glad,
And your bones will flourish like the new grass;
And the hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants,
But He will be indignant toward His enemies.
For the waters of Nimrim are desolate.
Surely the grass is withered, the tender grass died out,
There is no green thing.
My heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away,
Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes stubble
And dry grass collapses into the flame,
So their root will become like rot and their blossom blow away as dust;
For they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts
And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
How long is the land to mourn
And the vegetation of the countryside to wither?
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it,
Animals and birds have been snatched away,
Because men have said, “He will not see our latter ending.”
The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Let them be like grass upon the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up;
“Therefore their inhabitants were short of strength,
They were dismayed and put to shame;
They were as the vegetation of the field and as the green herb,
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!read more.
Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You men of little faith! And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.read more.
For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you.
A voice says, “Call out.”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
When the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.
‘Have you not heard?
Long ago I did it;
From ancient times I planned it.
Now I have brought it to pass,
That you should turn fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
‘Therefore their inhabitants were short of strength,
They were dismayed and put to shame;
They were as the vegetation of the field and as the green herb,
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the rushes grow without water?
“While it is still green and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other plant.
“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,
A Psalm of David.
Do not fret because of evildoers,
Be not envious toward wrongdoers.
For they will wither quickly like the grass
And fade like the green herb.
You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep;
In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew.
Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
For He Himself knows our frame;
He is mindful that we are but dust.
As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
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When the wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its place acknowledges it no longer.
But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
To those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts to do them.
The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
And His sovereignty rules over all.
“I, even I, am He who comforts you.
Who are you that you are afraid of man who dies
And of the son of man who is made like grass,
From Thematic Bible
Brooks » Borders of, favorable to » Grass
Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys; perhaps we will find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
For,
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And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
In the morning they are like
As a
A voice says, "Call out." Then he answered, "What shall I call out?" All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass.
Grass » Figurative
Then
For,
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And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew. In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away.
Grass » Refreshed by rain and dew
But his favor is like
My speech distill as the dew,
And as the showers on the herb.
Grass » Illustrative » (on tops of houses,) of the wicked
They were dismayed and put to shame;
They were
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
They were dismayed and put to shame;
They were as the
As
Grass » Destroyed by » Drought
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of
Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys; perhaps we will find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not
Grass » God » Causes to grow
Who
Who
And
So that
Grass » Cattle fed upon
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
O you who
Because you skip about
And neigh like
Grass » Illustrative » (refreshed by dew and showers,) of the saints refreshed by grace
Like
Will be among many peoples
Like
Like
Which do not wait for man
Or delay for the sons of men.
Grass » God » The giver of
Grass » God's care of
Grass » God » Originally created
Then God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them"; and it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
Grass » Sufferings of cattle from failure of, described
"For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young, Because there is no grass. "The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; They pant for air like jackals, Their eyes fail For there is no vegetation.
Grass » Destroyed by » Hail and lightning
The first sounded, and there came
Grass » Destroyed by » Locusts
They were told not to
Grass » Called » Grass of the earth
They were told not to
Grass » When young, soft and tender
And the herbs of the mountains are
Grass » Springs out of the earth
A morning without clouds,
When the tender grass springs out of the earth,
Through sunshine after rain.’
Grass » Failure of, a great calamity
My heart cries out for Moab; His fugitives are as far as Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah, For they go up the ascent of Luhith weeping; Surely on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of distress over their ruin. For the waters of Nimrim are desolate Surely the grass is withered, the tender grass died out, There is no green thing.
Grass » Called » Grass of the field
Moab said to the elders of
Grass » God » Adorns and clothes
Grass » Ovens often heated with
Grass » Often grew on the tops of houses
Which withers before it
Grass » Illustrative » Of prosperity of the wicked
And all
It was only that they might be
Grass » A green herb
Grass » On roofs of houses
Which withers before it
Grass » Created on the third creative day
Then God said, “Let the earth sprout
Grass » Mown
Like
Herbs » Mentioned in scripture » Grass
Moab said to the elders of
natural Life » Is compared to » Grass
For,
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And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
Man » Compared to » Grass
For,
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And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
A voice says, "Call out." Then he answered, "What shall I call out?" All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.
Wicked people » Compared with » Grass
And all
It was only that they might be
Wicked, the, are compared to » Grass
And all
It was only that they might be
Topics on Grass
Grass Withered
Isaiah 40:8
But
Like Grass
Isaiah 40:6-8
Then
Man As Grass
1 Peter 1:24For,
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And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
