Bible Verses About Growth
The biblical narrative portrays growth as a holistic journey of becoming more fully the image of the Creator, encompassing spiritual, moral, relational, and communal dimensions. From the early garden scenes to the apostolic teachings, the Scriptures invite believers to mature in faith, deepen their love for God and neighbor, and bear fruit that reflects divine character. This process is often depicted as a dynamic partnership between divine initiative and human response, where God nurtures, guides, and empowers individuals to flourish in righteousness and wisdom.
Throughout the biblical canon, growth is linked to practices such as prayer, study of the divine word, communal fellowship, and service. It is portrayed not merely as personal advancement but as participation in the larger story of God's redemptive plan, whereby each person contributes to the building up of the body of believers and the transformation of the world. The overarching biblical theme encourages believers to pursue continual development, trusting that God’s grace equips them to grow in love, faith, and good works.
All 125 matching verses, ordered from Genesis to Revelation.
"And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree 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 knowledge of good and evil."
Genesis 2:9"The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
Genesis 48:16"All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow."
Numbers 6:5"Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven."
Judges 16:22"Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow."
2 Samuel 23:5"And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof."
2 Kings 19:29"Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?"
Ezra 4:22"Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?"
Job 8:11"Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow."
Job 8:19"The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man."
Job 14:19"Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended."
Job 31:40"Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them."
Job 39:4"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon."
Psalms 92:12"He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;"
Psalms 104:14"Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains."
Psalms 147:8"As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all."
Ecclesiastes 11:5"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:"
Isaiah 11:1"In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow."
Isaiah 17:11"For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him."
Isaiah 53:2"Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins."
Jeremiah 12:2"In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land."
Jeremiah 33:15"Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads."
Ezekiel 44:20"And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine."
Ezekiel 47:12"I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon."
Hosea 14:5"They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon."
Hosea 14:7"Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:"
Jonah 4:10"And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:"
Zechariah 6:12"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall."
Malachi 4:2"And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:"
Matthew 6:28"Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn."
Matthew 13:30"And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away."
Matthew 21:19"And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how."
Mark 4:27"Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
Luke 12:27"Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow."
Acts 5:24"But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:"
Ephesians 4:15"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"
1 Peter 2:2"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen."
2 Peter 3:18"Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings."
Amos 7:1"And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones."
Genesis 47:24"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 for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat."
Leviticus 25:7"For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field."
Leviticus 25:12"According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee."
Leviticus 25:16"And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:"
Leviticus 25:20"Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee."
Leviticus 25:36"Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase."
Leviticus 25:37"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"Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress."
Numbers 18:30"And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel."
Numbers 32:14"Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey."
Deuteronomy 6:3"And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee."
Deuteronomy 7:13"And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee."
Deuteronomy 7:22"Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year."
Deuteronomy 14:22"At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:"
Deuteronomy 14:28"Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice."
Deuteronomy 16:15"When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;"
Deuteronomy 26:12"Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep."
Deuteronomy 28:4"Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep."
Deuteronomy 28:18"And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee."
Deuteronomy 28:51"He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;"
Deuteronomy 32:13"For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains."
Deuteronomy 32:22"And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass."
Judges 6:4"And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out."
Judges 9:29"And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age."
1 Samuel 2:33"But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens."
1 Chronicles 27:23"And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:"
1 Chronicles 27:27"And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly."
2 Chronicles 31:5"Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks."
2 Chronicles 32:28"And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel."
Ezra 10:10"And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress."
Nehemiah 9:37"Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase."
Job 8:7"The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath."
Job 20:28"For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase."
Job 31:12"Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price."
Psalms 44:12"Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them."
Psalms 62:10"Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us."
Psalms 67:6"Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side."
Psalms 71:21"Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches."
Psalms 73:12"He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust."
Psalms 78:46"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"The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children."
Psalms 115:14"A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:"
Proverbs 1:5"Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:"
Proverbs 3:9"Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning."
Proverbs 9:9"Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase."
Proverbs 13:11"Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox."
Proverbs 14:4"A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled."
Proverbs 18:20"He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want."
Proverbs 22:16"When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase."
Proverbs 28:28"He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity."
Ecclesiastes 5:10"When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?"
Ecclesiastes 5:11"Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?"
Ecclesiastes 6:11"Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."
Isaiah 9:7"The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel."
Isaiah 29:19"Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures."
Isaiah 30:23"And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell."
Isaiah 57:9"Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 2:3"And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase."
Jeremiah 23:3"When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:"
Ezekiel 5:16"He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,"
Ezekiel 18:8"Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him."
Ezekiel 18:13"That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live."
Ezekiel 18:17"In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 22:12"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"And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD."
Ezekiel 36:11"I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you."
Ezekiel 36:29"And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen."
Ezekiel 36:30"Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock."
Ezekiel 36:37"And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city."
Ezekiel 48:18"Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain."
Daniel 11:39"For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD."
Hosea 4:10"For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things."
Zechariah 8:12"I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased."
Zechariah 10:8"And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith."
Luke 17:5"He must increase, but I must decrease."
John 3:30"I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase."
1 Corinthians 3:6"So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase."
1 Corinthians 3:7"Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)"
2 Corinthians 9:10"From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."
Ephesians 4:16"And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God."
Colossians 2:19"And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:"
1 Thessalonians 3:12"And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;"
1 Thessalonians 4:10"But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness."
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