The word in Scripture

Sow in the Bible

The word sow appears 37 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To sow is to scatter seed in hope of a harvest. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What sow means in the Bible

To sow is to scatter seed in hope of a harvest.

Where the word sow appears

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

“And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.”Psalms 107:37

“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.”Psalms 126:5

“Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?”Isaiah 28:24

“Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.”Isaiah 32:20

“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”Matthew 6:26

“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;”Matthew 13:3

“Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:”Mark 4:3

“And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:”Luke 19:22