The word in Scripture

Harvest in the Bible

The word harvest appears 61 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The harvest is the reaping of what was sown, and the gathering of people to God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What harvest means in the Bible

The harvest is the reaping of what was sown, and the gathering of people to God.

Where the word harvest appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word harvest appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”Genesis 8:22

“He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.”Proverbs 10:5

“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.”Proverbs 20:4

“And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.”Isaiah 23:3

“Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;”Matthew 9:37

“The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.”Matthew 13:39

“Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”Luke 10:2

“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”John 4:35