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In this blog series, we’ll be exploring some of the most common flowers mentioned in the Bible: flowers like lilies and roses that have their own special place in religious tradition. We’ll also be looking at other plants that aren’t as well-known but are still important to understanding biblical history and culture. Finally, we’ll take a look at a few unusual plants that have been mentioned in scripture—plants that may seem strange now or even downright impossible!
Our hope is that by learning more about these plants and their role in the Bible, you’ll be inspired to read your scriptures more often or even try reading them for the first time!
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A Biblical Garden of Flowers
The Bible is a great source of inspiration for Christian flower symbolism. There are more than 100 references to flowers in the Bible, and many passages contain beautiful descriptions of flowers that can be used as a basis for creating your own Biblical Garden of Flowers.
Flowers have been used for centuries to express sentiments of love, courage, hope and faith. The seven days between Passover and Pentecost are known as the “Seven Days of Flowers”. At this time each year Jews place lilies on the gravesites of their loved ones.
Flowers were also part of ancient pagan worship practices but this doesn’t mean that we can’t use them for our Christian worship today!
5 Flowers Mentioned In The Bible
1. Lilies
The lily, a flower that appears in the Bible several times, is easily recognizable due to its simplicity and beauty. It’s a symbol of purity and rebirth and renewal, as well as resurrection. The lily has been used throughout history as a symbol of motherhood. In some cases, it’s even been associated with God himself!
In Genesis 2:1–3, God creates Adam out of dust, then places him in Eden, where “the Lord God had formed every beast of the field.” He also created all kinds of birds but when he was done making them, he said they were good but not very good (or beautiful). Then he made all kinds of cattle and beasts but they weren’t any better than the ones before them; they were just different types instead. Once again, we see how even though there are many things out there that look like flowers today, we can still see how beautiful something simple can be with just one glance at this flower called “Lilly!”
Now, after creating animals for Adam, I believe he must have realized something wasn’t quite right about his creation because none of these creatures would talk back or respond except maybe say something like ‘moo’ when hungry so that left only one option available left: humans! So what did God do next? Well, if you read closely enough, you’ll notice that when talking about his creation, there was mention of man being perfect so perhaps this means mankind wasn’t quite ready yet either, because not only did women need someone else too but also children needed parents too before becoming fully grown adults themselves someday soon down the road (if ever).
2. Roses
Roses have a long history of significance in religious practice and are found throughout the Bible. Their meaning ranges from love to purity, sacrifice and martyrdom.
Roses are often associated with Christ’s love for humanity because of their beautiful color and fragrant scent. The red rose symbolizes martyrdom, while the white rose stands for purity and innocence, and pink roses symbolize gratitude, grace, admiration and joy.
3. Almond Blossoms
The almond tree is the first flower to bloom in the spring. It is mentioned many times in the Bible and it symbolizes several things:
- The resurrection of Jesus. When Jesus rose from the dead, he said, “He that believeth in me shall never die.” This is similar to how an almond tree grows up in winter but blossoms in early spring after it has been dormant for months without any leaves.
- God’s faithfulness. The almond tree also represents God’s faithfulness because every year they blossom again, even though they get destroyed every year by cold weather or other threats (the trunk can be eaten by rodents or bugs)
4. Pomegranate Flowers
Pomegranate flowers are mentioned in the Song of Solomon, which is a bible passage about romantic love.
The pomegranate flower is symbolic of the church and the fruit of the Holy Spirit, but it’s not actually good for your heart.
5. Myrtle Branches
Myrtle branches are mentioned in Song of Solomon 2:13, which reads: “The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.” The meaning of this flower is love. Myrtle was often used as a symbol of peace or victory because it was considered a strong plant that could thrive even in rough conditions. In ancient Greece, myrtle crowns were given to winners of athletic competitions or at weddings and funerals.
The flowers are not only beautiful to look at, but also contain deep meaning to enrich our relationship with Christ, who is the Creator of all things beautiful.
As you learn more about the meaning behind flowers, you’ll discover that God’s Word is full of references to them. For example, in Psalm 104:12, it says, “You cause grass to grow for cattle and plants for people’s work.”
In the book of Job 28:7–10, it says, “The Lord gives wisdom and his blessing teaches his ways.” In Isaiah 40:8, it says, “The grass withers and the flower fades but the word of our God will stand forever.” In John 12:24, Jesus said, “Unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, then it produces many seeds.”. All these verses show us that we need not worry about our lives because God will always be there for us, no matter what happens in our lives!
Short Bible Verses About Flowers
Isaiah 40:8 ESV / 394 helpful votes
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
Song of Solomon 2:1 ESV / 140 helpful votes
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
Matthew 6:28-29 ESV / 135 helpful votes
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Song of Solomon 2:12 ESV / 127 helpful votes
The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
Luke 12:27 ESV / 124 helpful votes
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Psalm 103:15-16 ESV / 116 helpful votes
As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.
Song of Solomon 2:2 ESV / 78 helpful votes
As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women.
Job 14:2 ESV / 78 helpful votes
He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.
John 12:12-13 ESV / 74 helpful votes
The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”
Matthew 6:28 ESV / 74 helpful votes
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,
1 Peter 1:24 ESV / 73 helpful votes
For “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
Psalm 103:15 ESV / 68 helpful votes
As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;
Job 40:21 ESV / 68 helpful votes
Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh.
1 Kings 6:18 ESV / 68 helpful votes
The cedar within the house was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was seen.
Psalm 104:24 ESV / 63 helpful votes
O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
Hosea 14:5 ESV / 57 helpful votes
I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon;
1 Kings 6:29 ESV / 52 helpful votes
Around all the walls of the house he carved engraved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms.
Isaiah 35:1 ESV / 51 helpful votes
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
Psalm 23:2-3 ESV / 50 helpful votes
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Exodus 25:33 ESV / 47 helpful votes
Three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.
Isaiah 28:1 ESV / 46 helpful votes
Ah, the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine!
Song of Solomon 6:2-3 ESV / 44 helpful votes
My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies. I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies.
Acts 14:13 ESV / 43 helpful votes
And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.
Isaiah 40:6 ESV / 39 helpful votes
A voice says, “Cry!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 39 helpful votes
A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. …
1 Kings 6:35 ESV / 39 helpful votes
On them he carved cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work.
Song of Solomon 5:13 ESV / 38 helpful votes
His cheeks are like beds of spices, mounds of sweet-smelling herbs. His lips are lilies, dripping liquid myrrh.
Song of Solomon 1:14 ESV / 38 helpful votes
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi.
Psalm 103:16 ESV / 37 helpful votes
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.
Exodus 25:31 ESV / 37 helpful votes
“You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of hammered work: its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
Psalm 51:7 ESV / 35 helpful votes
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
James 1:10-11 ESV / 33 helpful votes
And the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
2 Chronicles 4:21 ESV / 33 helpful votes
The flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold;
Exodus 25:34 ESV / 33 helpful votes
And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,
2 Chronicles 4:5 ESV / 32 helpful votes
Its thickness was a handbreadth. And its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held 3,000 baths.
1 Peter 1:24-25 ESV / 31 helpful votes
For “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
Nahum 1:4 ESV / 31 helpful votes
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither; the bloom of Lebanon withers.
Isaiah 41:19 ESV / 29 helpful votes
I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive. I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane and the pine together,
Matthew 6:29 ESV / 27 helpful votes
Yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Isaiah 5:24 ESV / 27 helpful votes
Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Job 15:33 ESV / 27 helpful votes
He will shake off his unripe grape like the vine, and cast off his blossom like the olive tree.
Exodus 37:19 ESV / 26 helpful votes
Three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.
Isaiah 55:13 ESV / 25 helpful votes
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the Lord, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
1 Kings 7:26 ESV / 25 helpful votes
Its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.
James 1:10 ESV / 24 helpful votes
And the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
James 1:9-11 ESV / 23 helpful votes
Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
Jeremiah 6:20 ESV / 23 helpful votes
What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
Song of Solomon 2:1-2 ESV / 22 helpful votes
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women.
James 1:11 ESV / 21 helpful votes
For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
Song of Solomon 6:11 ESV / 21 helpful votes
I went down to the nut orchard to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see whether the vines had budded, whether the pomegranates were in bloom.
1 Kings 6:33 ESV / 21 helpful votes
So also he made for the entrance to the nave doorposts of olivewood, in the form of a square,
Genesis 43:11 ESV / 20 helpful votes
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
1 Peter 1:1-25 ESV / 19 helpful votes
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. …
Isaiah 43:24 ESV / 19 helpful votes
You have not bought me sweet cane with money, or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins; you have wearied me with your iniquities.
Isaiah 28:1-29 ESV / 19 helpful votes
Ah, the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine! Behold, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong; like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest, like a storm of mighty, overflowing waters, he casts down to the earth with his hand. The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden underfoot; and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley, will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer: when someone sees it, he swallows it as soon as it is in his hand. In that day the Lord of hosts will be a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people, …
Psalm 104:14 ESV / 19 helpful votes
You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth
Exodus 2:3 ESV / 19 helpful votes
When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank.
1 Kings 10:4-7 ESV / 18 helpful votes
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the Lord, there was no more breath in her. And she said to the king, “The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard.
Exodus 37:20 ESV / 18 helpful votes
And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,
Luke 11:42 ESV / 16 helpful votes
“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
Matthew 23:23 ESV / 16 helpful votes
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
Isaiah 40:7 ESV / 16 helpful votes
The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass.
Ephesians 3:15-17 ESV / 15 helpful votes
From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Isaiah 40:1-31 ESV / 15 helpful votes
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” …
Isaiah 18:5 ESV / 15 helpful votes
For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becomes a ripening grape, he cuts off the shoots with pruning hooks, and the spreading branches he lops off and clears away.
Matthew 13:1-58 ESV / 14 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, …
1 Kings 6:32 ESV / 14 helpful votes
He covered the two doors of olivewood with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
Numbers 24:6 ESV / 14 helpful votes
Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the Lord has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters.
Zechariah 5:1-11 ESV / 13 helpful votes
Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying scroll! And he said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.” Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side. I will send it out, declares the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears falsely by my name. And it shall remain in his house and consume it, both timber and stones.” Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, “Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out.” …
Song of Solomon 6:2 ESV / 13 helpful votes
My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies.
1 Kings 7:22 ESV / 13 helpful votes
And on the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.
Ezekiel 27:19 ESV / 12 helpful votes
And casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise.
Isaiah 35:1-2 ESV / 12 helpful votes
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God.
1 Chronicles 2:1-55 ESV / 12 helpful votes
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death. His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. …
Matthew 6:28-30 ESV / 11 helpful votes
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Isaiah 28:4 ESV / 11 helpful votes
And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley, will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer: when someone sees it, he swallows it as soon as it is in his hand.
Job 40:22 ESV / 11 helpful votes
For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.
Revelation 1:1 ESV / 10 helpful votes
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
John 3:16-17 ESV / 10 helpful votes
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Proverbs 7:17 ESV / 10 helpful votes
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Numbers 17:8 ESV / 10 helpful votes
On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds.
1 Corinthians 3:7-11 ESV / 9 helpful votes
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Luke 12:27-28 ESV / 9 helpful votes
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
Mark 4:3-8 ESV / 9 helpful votes
“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. …
Psalm 42:1-11 ESV / 9 helpful votes
To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?” These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation …
1 Kings 4:33 ESV / 9 helpful votes
He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish.
1 Samuel 2:33 ESV / 9 helpful votes
The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep his eyes out to grieve his heart, and all the descendants of your house shall die by the sword of men.
1 Peter 1:23-24 ESV / 8 helpful votes
Since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
Colossians 1:1-29 ESV / 8 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, …
Matthew 13:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes
And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.
Matthew 6:25-34 ESV / 8 helpful votes
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. …
Hosea 14:5-6 ESV / 8 helpful votes
I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon; his shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
Isaiah 32:14-19 ESV / 8 helpful votes
For the palace is forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks; until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field. And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places. …
Isaiah 18:4-5 ESV / 8 helpful votes
For thus the Lord said to me: “I will quietly look from my dwelling like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becomes a ripening grape, he cuts off the shoots with pruning hooks, and the spreading branches he lops off and clears away.
Song of Solomon 4:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden, let its spices flow. Let my beloved come to his garden, and eat its choicest fruits.
Psalm 84:1-85:13 ESV / 8 helpful votes
To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. …
Psalm 45:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes
Your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;
Job 14:1-2 ESV / 8 helpful votes
“Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble. He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.
Job 5:1-27 ESV / 8 helpful votes
“Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them. The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. …
2 Chronicles 1:1-2:18 ESV / 8 helpful votes
Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel, the heads of fathers’ houses. And Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness, was there. (But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.) Moreover, the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out.