Psalm 128:3

New International Reader's Version

As a vine bears a lot of fruit, so may your wife have many children by you. May they sit around your table like young olive trees.

Cross References

Genesis 49:22

“Joseph is a vine that grows a lot of fruit. It grows close by a spring. Its branches climb over a wall.

1 Chronicles 8:40

The sons of Ulam were brave fighting men. They could use a bow. They had many sons and grandsons. The total number of sons and grandsons was 150. All these men belonged to the family line of Benjamin.

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift from the Lord. They are a reward from him.

Psalm 127:5

Blessed are those who have many children. They won’t be put to shame when they go up against their enemies in court.

Psalm 144:12

While our sons are young, they will be like healthy plants. Our daughters will be like pillars that have been made to decorate a palace.

Psalm 52:8

But I am like a healthy olive tree. My roots are deep in the house of God. I trust in your faithful love for ever and ever.

Jeremiah 11:16

People of Judah, the Lord once called you a healthy olive tree. He thought its fruit was beautiful. But now he will come with the roar of a mighty storm. He will set the tree on fire. And its branches will be broken.

Ezekiel 19:10

“ ‘Israel, you were like a vine in a vineyard. It was planted near water. It had a lot of fruit and many branches. There was plenty of water.

Romans 11:24

After all, weren’t you cut from a wild olive tree? Weren’t you joined to an olive tree that was taken care of? And wasn’t that the opposite of how things should be done? How much more easily will the natural branches be joined to their own olive tree!