What Does the Bible Say About Planting?

Ecclesiastes 11:6 ESV / 14 helpful votes

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

Ecclesiastes 11:4 ESV / 9 helpful votes

He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

Matthew 13:1-30 ESV / 8 helpful votes

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ...

Matthew 13:1-35 ESV / 4 helpful votes

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ...

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.

Isaiah 61:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

To grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

Proverbs 23:1-35 ESV / 3 helpful votes

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. ...

Colossians 1:1-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, ...

Acts 5:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

Luke 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ...

Philippians 4:4 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ...

Acts 5:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

John 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:1-36 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ...

Luke 16:1-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote

He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’ And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.’ So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ ...

Isaiah 49:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.

Exodus 35:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Exodus 22:21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 21:7 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do.

Genesis 3:15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

24 Bible Verses about Planting

Ecclesiastes 11:6 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 11:4 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 13:1-30 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Matthew 13:1-35 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Isaiah 61:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 23:1-35 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Colossians 1:1-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 5:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:4 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 5:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 3:1-36 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Luke 16:1-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Isaiah 49:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Exodus 35:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Exodus 22:21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Exodus 21:7 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Genesis 3:15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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24 Bible Verses about Planting

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Ecclesiastes 11:6 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Ecclesiastes 11:4 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 13:1-30 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Matthew 13:1-35 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Isaiah 61:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 23:1-35 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Colossians 1:1-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 5:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:4 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 5:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 3:1-36 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Luke 16:1-31 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Isaiah 49:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Exodus 35:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Exodus 22:21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Exodus 21:7 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Genesis 3:15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote