46 Bible Verses about sowing
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Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.
Now he that supplies seed to the sower shall also supply bread for food and shall multiply your seed sown and shall increase the growing of the fruits of your righteousness,
And some fell upon the rock, and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away because it lacked moisture.
He that goes forth and weeps, bearing the precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with mixture lest the fullness of thy seed which thou hast sown and the fruit of thy vineyard be defiled.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, either this or that or whether they both shall be equally good.
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; they shall have no harvest; the fruit shall yield no meal: if so be it yields, the strangers shall swallow it up.
A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Then Isaac sowed in that land and received in the same year one hundred-fold, and the LORD blessed him.
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap material things from you?
And herein is that saying true, One sows and another reaps.
And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as grows of itself; and the second year that which springs of the same: and in the third year ye shall sow and shall reap and shall plant vineyards and shall eat the fruit thereof.
and when he sowed, some of the seed fell beside the way, and the fowls came and devoured them up.
Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not much better than they?
But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he who sows in blessings shall also reap blessings.
But some fell into good ground and brought forth fruit: one a hundredfold and another sixtyfold and another thirtyfold.
and the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.
it is sown in dishonour, it shall be raised with glory; it is sown in weakness, it shall be raised with power;
But he that was planted in stony places, the same is he that hears the word and receives it immediately with joy;
And these are those by the way side, in whom the word is sown, but when they have heard, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.
For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sows in the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Ye have sown much and bring in little; ye eat, but ye are not filled; ye drink, but ye are not satisfied; ye clothe yourselves, but you are not warm; and he that is a hireling receives his wages in a bag with holes.
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh; behold, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
For as the earth brings forth her shoot and as the garden causes her seed to spring forth so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the Gentiles.
He that observes the wind shall not sow, and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.
For thus has the LORD said to every man of Judah and of Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.
Do not deceive yourselves; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows that shall he also reap.
it is sown a natural body, it shall be raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
And ye shall sow the eighth year and eat yet of old fruit; until the ninth year, until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.
For when those of Israel had sown, the Midianites would come up and the Amalekites and the sons of the east. They would come up against them
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he took the city and slew the people that were therein and beat down the city and sowed it with salt.
and sow the fields and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
Then he shall give the rain unto thy planting when thou shalt sow the ground; and bread of the fruit of the earth, and it shall be fat and fertile: in that day thy cattle shall feed in large pastures.
From Thematic Bible
Agriculture » Operations in » Sowing
He that observes the wind shall not sow, and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.
Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, ye that plow with the ox and with the ass.
And he spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Sowing
He that observes the wind shall not sow, and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.
Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, ye that plow with the ox and with the ass.
And he spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; they shall have no harvest; the fruit shall yield no meal: if so be it yields, the strangers shall swallow it up.
For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sows in the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Sower » Sowing
He that observes the wind shall not sow, and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.
When he has levelled the face thereof, does he not cast abroad the fitches and scatter the cummin and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rye in their place?
Sowing » Spiritual, the blessings of
Those that sow with tears shall reap with joy. He that goes forth and weeps, bearing the precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, ye that plow with the ox and with the ass.
Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.
The wicked works a deceitful work, but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sows in the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; they shall have no harvest; the fruit shall yield no meal: if so be it yields, the strangers shall swallow it up.
For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sows in the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Sowing » Agricultural
He that observes the wind shall not sow, and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.
Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, ye that plow with the ox and with the ass.
And he spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Spiritual » Sowing » Surgery
For if ye live according to the flesh, ye shall die; but if through the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil lust, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
knowing this: that our old man is crucified with him that the body of sin might be destroyed that we should not serve sin any longer.
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of the Christ;
The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
Spiritual » Sowing » Striving
Strive to enter in at the narrow gate; for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in and shall not be able.
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Only let your conversation be as is worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, unanimous, working together for the faith of the gospel,
And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we, an incorruptible one.
in which I continue to labour, contending according to his operation, which he works in me mightily.
Spiritual » Sowing » The blessings of
Those that sow with tears shall reap with joy. He that goes forth and weeps, bearing the precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, ye that plow with the ox and with the ass.
Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.
The wicked works a deceitful work, but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sows in the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Topics on Sowing
Not Sowing
Jeremiah 35:7neither shall ye build a house, nor sow seed, nor plant a vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye are strangers.
Parables Of Sowing
Matthew 13:3-8And he spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Sowing And Reaping
Leviticus 19:23-25And when ye have come into the land and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall circumcise the foreskin of the fruit; three years it shall be uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten of.
Sowing Good
Hosea 10:12Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.
Sowing In Vain
Leviticus 26:16I also will do this unto you: I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague that shall consume the eyes and torment the soul, and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Sowing Seeds
Matthew 13:4and when he sowed, some of the seed fell beside the way, and the fowls came and devoured them up.