'Grow' in the Bible

The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys.And may they be called by my nameand the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,and may they grow to be numerous within the land.

“You must not cut his hair throughout the time of his vow of consecration. He must be holy until the time is completed during which he consecrates himself to the Lord; he is to let the hair of his head grow long.

and your herds and flocks grow large, and your silver and gold multiply, and everything else you have increases,

Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes grow weary looking for them every day. But you will be powerless to do anything.

But his hair began to grow back after it had been shaved.

would you be willing to wait for them to grow up? Would you restrain yourselves from remarrying? No, my daughters, my life is much too bitter for you to share, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me.”

When this was reported to David, he sent someone to meet them, since they were deeply humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then return.”

It was reported to David about his men, so he sent messengers to meet them, since the men were deeply humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then return.”

May its morning stars grow dark.May it wait for daylight but have none;may it not see the breaking of dawn.

For distress does not grow out of the soil,and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh?Do reeds flourish without water?

If its roots grow old in the groundand its stump starts to die in the soil,

Yet the righteous person will hold to his way,and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.

then let thorns grow instead of wheatand stinkweed instead of barley.The words of Job are concluded.

Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field.They leave and do not return.

My eyes are swollen from grief;they grow old because of all my enemies.

Let their eyes grow too dim to see,and let their loins continually shake.

The righteous thrive like a palm treeand grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.

He causes grass to grow for the livestockand provides crops for man to cultivate,producing food from the earth,

My eyes grow wearylooking for what You have promised;I ask, “When will You comfort me?”

My eyes grow weary looking for Your salvationand for Your righteous promise.

There I will make a horn grow for David;I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

who covers the sky with clouds,prepares rain for the earth,and causes grass to grow on the hills.

the doors at the street are shutwhile the sound of the mill fades;when one rises at the sound of a bird,and all the daughters of song grow faint.

I will make it a wasteland.It will not be pruned or weeded;thorns and briers will grow up.I will also give orders to the cloudsthat rain should not fall on it.

Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse,and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

On the day that you plant,you will help them to grow,and in the morningyou will help your seed to sprout,but the harvest will vanishon the day of disease and incurable pain.

I chirp like a swallow or a crane;I moan like a dove.My eyes grow weak looking upward.Lord, I am oppressed; support me.

Youths may faint and grow weary,and young men stumble and fall,

but those who trust in the Lordwill renew their strength;they will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary;they will walk and not faint.

He will not grow weak or be discourageduntil He has established justice on earth.The islands will wait for His instruction.”

He cuts down cedars for his use,or he takes a cypress or an oak.He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest.He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.

You became weary on your many journeys,but you did not say, “I give up!”You found a renewal of your strength;therefore you did not grow weak.

For I will not accuse you forever,and I will not always be angry;for then the spirit would grow weak before Me,even the breath of man, which I have made.

Because of this, the earth will mourn;the skies above will grow dark.I have spoken; I have planned,and I will not relent or turn back from it.

Set them apart for war against her;rise up, let’s attack at noon.Woe to us, for the day is passing;the evening shadows grow long.

They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;they will be radiant with joybecause of the Lord’s goodness,because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil,and because of the young of the flocks and herds.Their life will be like an irrigated garden,and they will no longer grow weak from hunger.

Then say, ‘In the same way, Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I am bringing on her. They will grow weary.’”The words of Jeremiah end here.

Because of this, our heart is sick;because of these, our eyes grow dim:

“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Look, it has not been bandaged—no medicine has been applied and no splint put on to bandage it so that it can grow strong enough to handle a sword.

The waters caused it to grow;the underground springs made it tall,directing their rivers all aroundthe place where the tree was plantedand sending their channelsto all the trees of the field.

I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”

“They may not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.

All kinds of trees providing food will grow along both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fresh fruit because the water comes from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for medicine.”

“The king of the South will grow powerful, but one of his commanders will grow more powerful and will rule a kingdom greater than his.

The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel,will be destroyed;thorns and thistles will grow over their altars.They will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

The people will return and live beneath his shade.They will grow grainand blossom like the vine.His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

The earth quakes before them;the sky shakes.The sun and moon grow dark,and the stars cease their shining.

The sun and moon will grow dark,and the stars will cease their shining.

So the Lord said, “You cared about the plant, which you did not labor over and did not grow. It appeared in a night and perished in a night.

Therefore, it will be night for you—without visions;it will grow dark for you—without divination.The sun will set on these prophets,and the daylight will turn black over them.

On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:“Do not fear;Zion, do not let your hands grow weak.

And why do you worry about clothes? Learn how the wildflowers of the field grow: they don’t labor or spin thread.

Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I’ll tell the reapers: Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to burn them, but store the wheat in my barn.’”

Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.

“Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these!

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

“I assure you: When you were young, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.”

But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head—Christ.

so that, because of me, your confidence may grow in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.

Brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.

For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you won’t grow weary and lose heart.

Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.