Genesis 1:22
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22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
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Genesis 8:17
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17 Release all the animals—the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth.”
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Psalm 107:38
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38 How he blesses them!
They raise large families there,
and their herds of livestock increase.
Job 40:15
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15 “Take a look at Behemoth,[a]
which I made, just as I made you.
It eats grass like an ox.
Footnotes
- 40:15 The identification of Behemoth is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
Genesis 1:28
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28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
Job 42:12
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12 So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
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Genesis 9:1
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God Confirms His Covenant
9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth.
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Proverbs 10:22
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22 The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.
Psalm 144:13-14
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13 May our barns be filled
with crops of every kind.
May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands,
even tens of thousands,
14 and may our oxen be loaded down with produce.
May there be no enemy breaking through our walls,
no going into captivity,
no cries of alarm in our town squares.
Psalm 128:3
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3 Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine,
flourishing within your home.
Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees
as they sit around your table.
Psalm 107:31
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31 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Leviticus 26:9
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9 “I will look favorably upon you, making you fertile and multiplying your people. And I will fulfill my covenant with you.
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Genesis 35:11
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11 Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!
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Genesis 30:30
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30 You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The Lord has blessed you through everything I’ve done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?”
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Genesis 30:27
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27 “Please listen to me,” Laban replied. “I have become wealthy, for[a] the Lord has blessed me because of you.
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- 30:27 Or I have learned by divination that.
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