QQ 3:92

Planting and Sowing

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Galatians 6:9

Often quoted by gardeners because it connects patient work with eventual reward.

There is a time for everything… a time to plant and a time to uproot.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

A reminder that nature has seasons and God’s timing matters.

The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

Genesis 2:15

One of the Bible’s first descriptions of humanity’s role as caretaker of a garden.

You will eat the fruit of your labour; blessings and prosperity will be yours.

Psalm 128:2

Celebrates the satisfaction of enjoying the results of honest work.

For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.

Isaiah 61:11

This is perhaps one of the most uplifting gardening verses, comparing God’s work to seeds flourishing in a healthy garden.

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