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Bible Verses About Yielding

38 verses on this topic, ordered Genesis to Revelation

Within the biblical narrative, the concept of yielding is woven through both the Old and New Testaments as a call to humble obedience and generous surrender to God’s will. The Scriptures portray yielding as an expression of trust that moves believers beyond mere duty, inviting them to lay aside personal ambition and align their hearts with the divine purpose. This posture of humility is depicted not as weakness, but as the fertile ground from which spiritual growth, divine blessing, and authentic relationship with God emerge.

Throughout the biblical story, yielding is illustrated in the lives of individuals who submit their plans to the sovereign Creator—whether in worship, service, or daily living. By offering themselves fully to God, they experience transformation, peace, and the empowerment to act as vessels of love and justice in the world. The biblical teaching thus frames yielding as a dynamic, relational act that reflects the character of Christ, who exemplified total surrender, inviting all who follow Him to do likewise.

All 38 matching verses, ordered from Genesis to Revelation.

"When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth."

Genesis 4:12

"Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties."

Genesis 49:20

"And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God."

Leviticus 19:25

"And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety."

Leviticus 25:19

"Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit."

Leviticus 26:4

"And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits."

Leviticus 26:20

"And then the LORD’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you."

Deuteronomy 11:17

"Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you."

2 Chronicles 30:8

"Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us."

Psalms 67:6

"Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase."

Psalms 85:12

"And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase."

Psalms 107:37

"With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him."

Proverbs 7:21

"Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah."

Isaiah 5:10

"And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them."

Ezekiel 34:27

"But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come."

Ezekiel 36:8

"For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up."

Hosea 8:7

"Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength."

Joel 2:22

"Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:"

Habakkuk 3:17

"And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred."

Mark 4:8

"But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee."

Acts 23:21

"Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."

Romans 6:13

"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"

Romans 6:16

"I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness."

Romans 6:19

"Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh."

James 3:12

"And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people."

Genesis 49:33

"And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds."

Numbers 17:8

"Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God."

Daniel 3:28

"Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost."

Matthew 27:50

"And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit."

Mark 4:7

"Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband."

Acts 5:10

"In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."

Revelation 22:2

"That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth."

1 Corinthians 16:16

"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord."

Ephesians 5:22

"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord."

Colossians 3:18

"Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you."

Hebrews 13:17

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

James 4:7

"Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;"

1 Peter 2:13

"Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble."

1 Peter 5:5

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