Quotes About Roots

The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field.

Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.

It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.

But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.

And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ëCut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.í

Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.