What does the Bible say about trees?
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The Bible presents trees as signs of God’s life-giving provision, fruitful blessing, steadfast faith, and final restoration. The righteous are like a tree planted by water, flourishing through trust in the Lord and meditation on his Word (Jeremiah 17:8; Psalms 1:3). Trees also illustrate hope after loss, for Job says that even a cut tree may sprout again (Job 14:7). From Eden’s trees to the tree of life in Revelation 22:14, Scripture portrays God as the giver of life and communion with himself. Jesus teaches that good trees bear good fruit (Matthew 7:17), showing that genuine faith produces obedience by God’s grace.
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- Jeremiah 17:8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
- Psalms 1:3
He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
- Job 14:7
"For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, That the tender branch of it will not cease.
- 1 Chronicles 16:33
Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Yahweh; For he comes to judge the earth.
- Matthew 7:17
Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
- Daniel 4:10-12
[10] Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height of it was great. [11] The tree grew, and was strong, and the height of it reached to the sky, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth. [12] The leaves of it were beautiful, and the fruit of it much, and in it was food for all: the animals of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the sky lived in the branches of it, and all flesh was fed from it.
- Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
- Psalms 52:8
But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever.
- Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.
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