Genesis 47:23
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23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh, here is seed for you; sow the land.
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2 Corinthians 9:10
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10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.[a]
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- 9.10 Or benevolence
Matthew 24:45
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The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave
45 “Who, then, is the faithful and wise slave whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves[a] their allowance of food at the proper time?(A)
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- 24.45 Gk to give them
Isaiah 55:10
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10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there until they have watered the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,(A)
Isaiah 28:24-25
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24 Do those who plow for sowing plow continually?
Do they continually open and harrow their ground?
25 When they have leveled its surface,
do they not scatter dill, sow cumin,
and plant wheat in rows
and barley in its proper place[a]
and spelt as the border?
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- 28.25 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.(A)
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Proverbs 13:23
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23 The field of the poor may yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.(A)
Proverbs 12:11
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11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.(A)
Proverbs 11:26
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26 The people curse those who hold back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.(A)
Psalm 112:5
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5 It is well with those who deal generously and lend,
who conduct their affairs with justice.
Psalm 107:36-37
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36 And there he lets the hungry live,
and they establish a town to live in;
37 they sow fields and plant vineyards
and get a fruitful yield.(A)
Psalm 41:1
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Psalm 41
Assurance of God’s Help and a Plea for Healing
To the leader. A Psalm of David.
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- 41.1 Or weak
Genesis 45:6
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6 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are five more years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.
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Genesis 41:27
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27 The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, as are the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind. They are seven years of famine.(A)
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