Bible Verses about Trees
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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff
on 06/24/2026
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Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
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The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
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The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
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but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
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When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
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And the LORD God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
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So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
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After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
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Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree.
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Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink. There the LORD issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.
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“ ‘When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden ; it must not be eaten.
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In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.
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But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.
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When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees people, that you should besiege them?
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However, you may cut down trees that you know are not fruit trees and use them to build siege works until the city at war with you falls.
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One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’
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“But the olive tree answered, ‘Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and humans are honored, to hold sway over the trees?’
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“Next, the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and be our king.’
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“But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’
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“Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come and be our king.’
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“But the vine answered, ‘Should I give up my wine, which cheers both gods and humans, to hold sway over the trees?’
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“Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king.’
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“The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, then let fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’
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He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.
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while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”
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Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
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Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.
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“At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.
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Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,
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yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.
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That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
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But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
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The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
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planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
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They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,
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Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
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The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
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She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
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The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
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If clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
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Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
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You will be like an oak with fading leaves, like a garden without water.
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And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”
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A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
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I will put in the desert the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will set junipers in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together,
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He cut down cedars, or perhaps took a cypress or oak. He let it grow among the trees of the forest, or planted a pine, and the rain made it grow.
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It is used as fuel for burning; some of it he takes and warms himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also fashions a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.
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Half of the wood he burns in the fire; over it he prepares his meal, he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
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From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, “Save me! You are my god!”
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You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
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and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
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“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
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They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
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“ ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
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On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches.
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All the trees of the forest will know that I the LORD bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. “ ‘I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”
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Consider Assyria, once a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches overshadowing the forest; it towered on high, its top above the thick foliage.
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The waters nourished it, deep springs made it grow tall; their streams flowed all around its base and sent their channels to all the trees of the field.
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So it towered higher than all the trees of the field; its boughs increased and its branches grew long, spreading because of abundant waters.
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All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs, all the animals of the wild gave birth under its branches; all the great nations lived in its shade.
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It was majestic in beauty, with its spreading boughs, for its roots went down to abundant waters.
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The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor could the junipers equal its boughs, nor could the plane trees compare with its branches— no tree in the garden of God could match its beauty.
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I made it beautiful with abundant branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden in the garden of God.
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Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”
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These are the visions I saw while lying in bed: I looked, and there before me stood a tree in the middle of the land. Its height was enormous.
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The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth.
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Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit abundant, and on it was food for all. Under it the wild animals found shelter, and the birds lived in its branches; from it every creature was fed.
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The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth,
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with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit, providing food for all, giving shelter to the wild animals, and having nesting places in its branches for the birds—
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Your Majesty, you are that tree! You have become great and strong; your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to distant parts of the earth.
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I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;
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his young shoots will grow. His splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
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People will dwell again in his shade; they will flourish like the grain, they will blossom like the vine— Israel’s fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
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Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing juniper; your fruitfulness comes from me.”
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The vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree— all the trees of the field—are dried up. Surely the people’s joy is withered away.
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Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,
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yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
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“ ‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and fig tree,’ declares the LORD Almighty.”
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The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
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“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.
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He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
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Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
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Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry.
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Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.
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When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
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Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.
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If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
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“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
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He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
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The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
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Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
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Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.