Psalm 92:12
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12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.(A)
Psalm 1:3
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3 They are like trees
planted by streams of water,
which yield their fruit in its season,
and their leaves do not wither.
In all that they do, they prosper.(A)
Jeremiah 17:8
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8 They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to bear fruit.(A)
Psalm 104:16
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16 The trees of the field[a] are watered abundantly,
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
Footnotes
- 104.16 Gk: Heb trees of the Lord
Psalm 52:8
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8 But I am like a green olive tree
in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
forever and ever.(A)
Numbers 24:6
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6 Like palm groves that stretch far away,
like gardens beside a river,
like aloes that the Lord has planted,
like cedar trees beside the waters.(A)
Hosea 14:5-6
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5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he shall blossom like the lily;
he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.[a](A)
6 His shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be like the olive tree
and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.(B)
Footnotes
- 14.5 Cn: Heb like Lebanon
Isaiah 55:13
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13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle,
and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,
for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.(A)
Psalm 72:7
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7 In his days may righteousness flourish
and peace abound, until the moon is no more.(A)
Psalm 92:7
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7 though the wicked sprout like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever,(A)
Amos 2:9
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9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of cedars
and who was as strong as oaks;
I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.(A)
Isaiah 65:22
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22 They shall not build and another inhabit;
they shall not plant and another eat,
for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be,
and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.(A)
Psalm 148:9
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9 Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!(A)
1 Kings 6:29
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29 He carved the walls of the house all around about with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms.
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1 Kings 4:33
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33 He would speak of trees, from the cedar that is in the Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall; he would speak of animals, and birds, and reptiles, and fish.
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