The word in Scripture

Root in the Bible

The word root appears 44 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A root is the hidden source of stability and life. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What root means in the Bible

A root is the hidden source of stability and life.

Where the word root appears

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

“God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.”Psalms 52:5

“Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.”Psalms 80:9

“A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.”Proverbs 12:3

“And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:”Isaiah 37:31

“But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.”Matthew 13:29

“Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.”Romans 11:18

“And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.”Romans 15:12

“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”Revelation 22:16