Hosea 14:8

New Living Translation

“O Israel, stay away from idols! I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you. I am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes from me.”

Cross References

Job 33:27

He will declare to his friends, ‘I sinned and twisted the truth, but it was not worth it.

Job 34:32

Or ‘I don’t know what evil I have done—tell me. If I have done wrong, I will stop at once’?

Isaiah 41:19

I will plant trees in the barren desert— cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir, and pine.

Isaiah 55:13

Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name; they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.”

Isaiah 60:13

“The glory of Lebanon will be yours— the forests of cypress, fir, and pine— to beautify my sanctuary. My Temple will be glorious!

Ezekiel 17:23

It will become a majestic cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter in the shade of its branches.

Ezekiel 36:25

“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.

Luke 15:20

“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

John 1:16

From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.

Ephesians 5:9

For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.

Philippians 1:11

May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.

Philippians 2:13

For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

Philippians 4:13

For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.

James 1:17

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.