19 Bible Verses about Metaphorical Springs

the parched ground will become a pool of water,
and the thirsty land springs of water.
In the haunt of jackals, in their lairs,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.

Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine beside a spring;
its branches climb over the wall.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

If my head were a spring of water,
my eyes a fountain of tears,
I would weep day and night
over the slain of my dear people.

“On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the residents of Jerusalem, to wash away sin and impurity.

For My people have committed a double evil:
They have abandoned Me,
the fountain of living water,
and dug cisterns for themselves,
cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.

for with You is life’s fountain.
In Your light we will see light.

Lord, the hope of Israel,
all who abandon You
will be put to shame.
All who turn away from Me
will be written in the dirt,
for they have abandoned
the Lord, the fountain of living water.

Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God, and who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would ask Him, and He would give you living water.”

And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water as a gift to the thirsty from the spring of life.

In that day
the mountains will drip with sweet wine,
and the hills will flow with milk.
All the streams of Judah will flow with water,
and a spring will issue from the Lord’s house,
watering the Valley of Acacias.

Singers and dancers alike will say,
“My whole source of joy is in you.”

They will not hunger or thirst,
the scorching heat or sun will not strike them;
for their compassionate One will guide them,
and lead them to springs of water.

For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne
will shepherd them;
He will guide them to springs of living waters,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again—ever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up within him for eternal life.”

As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a source of springwater;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.

Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters,
a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.

These people are springs without water, mists driven by a whirlwind. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.