Bible Cross References
as plants
Psalm 115:14
May the LORD give you children--- you and your descendants!
Psalm 115:15
May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth!
Psalm 127:4
The sons a man has when he is young are like arrows in a soldier's hand.
Psalm 127:5
Happy is the man who has many such arrows. He will never be defeated when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.
Psalm 128:3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your home, and your children will be like young olive trees around your table.
Isaiah 44:3-5
3
"I will give water to the thirsty land and make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my spirit on your children and my blessing on your descendants.
4
They will thrive like well-watered grass, like willows by streams of running water.
5
"One by one, people will say, 'I am the LORD's.' They will come to join the people of Israel. They each will mark the name of the LORD on their arms and call themselves one of God's people."
Lamentations 4:2
Zion's young people were as precious to us as gold, but now they are treated like common clay pots.
as corner stones
Job 42:15
There were no other women in the whole world as beautiful as Job's daughters. Their father gave them a share of the inheritance along with their brothers.
Proverbs 31:10-27
10
How hard it is to find a capable wife! She is worth far more than jewels!
11
Her husband puts his confidence in her, and he will never be poor.
12
As long as she lives, she does him good and never harm.
13
She keeps herself busy making wool and linen cloth.
14
She brings home food from out-of-the-way places, as merchant ships do.
15
She gets up before daylight to prepare food for her family and to tell her servant women what to do.
16
She looks at land and buys it, and with money she has earned she plants a vineyard.
17
She is a hard worker, strong and industrious.
18
She knows the value of everything she makes, and works late into the night.
19
She spins her own thread and weaves her own cloth.
20
She is generous to the poor and needy.
21
She doesn't worry when it snows, because her family has warm clothing.
22
She makes bedspreads and wears clothes of fine purple linen.
23
Her husband is well known, one of the leading citizens.
24
She makes clothes and belts, and sells them to merchants.
25
She is strong and respected and not afraid of the future.
26
She speaks with a gentle wisdom.
27
She is always busy and looks after her family's needs.
Isaiah 3:16-24
16
The LORD said, "Look how proud the women of Jerusalem are! They walk along with their noses in the air. They are always flirting. They take dainty little steps, and the bracelets on their ankles jingle.
17
But I will punish them---I will shave their heads and leave them bald."
18
A day is coming when the Lord will take away from the women of Jerusalem everything they are so proud of---the ornaments they wear on their ankles, on their heads, on their necks,
19
and on their wrists. He will take away their veils
20
and their hats; the magic charms they wear on their arms and at their waists;
21
the rings they wear on their fingers and in their noses;
22
all their fine robes, gowns, cloaks, and purses;
23
their revealing garments, their linen handkerchiefs, and the scarves and long veils they wear on their heads.
24
Instead of using perfumes, they will stink; instead of fine belts, they will wear coarse ropes; instead of having beautiful hair, they will be bald; instead of fine clothes, they will be dressed in rags; their beauty will be turned to shame!
the similitude
Song of Songs 8:8
We have a young sister, and her breasts are still small. What will we do for her when a young man comes courting?
Song of Songs 8:9
If she is a wall, we will build her a silver tower. But if she is a gate, we will protect her with panels of cedar.
1 Peter 3:3-6
3
You should not use outward aids to make yourselves beautiful, such as the way you fix your hair, or the jewelry you put on, or the dresses you wear.
4
Instead, your beauty should consist of your true inner self, the ageless beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of the greatest value in God's sight.
5
For the devout women of the past who placed their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful by submitting themselves to their husbands.
6
Sarah was like that; she obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are now her daughters if you do good and are not afraid of anything.