Bible Verses about 'Increase'

He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30

He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30	He must increase, but I must decrease. humility Jesus
When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? Ecclesiastes 5:11	When goods increase, those who eat them increase; and what gain has their owner but to see them with his eyes? materialism money desires

For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. Ecclesiastes 1:18	For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow. wisdom sadness mind
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12	And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. love neighbor relationships
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. Proverbs 13:11	Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it. money greed work
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 2 Corinthians 9:10	He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. righteousness food giving
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce. Proverbs 3:9	Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce. money sacrifice giving
If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. Leviticus 26:3-4	If you follow my statutes and keep my commandments and observe them faithfully, I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. obedience law blessing
He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Isaiah 40:29	He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. strength dependence equipment
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 5:10	The lover of money will not be satisfied with money; nor the lover of wealth, with gain. This also is vanity. money greed materialism
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Romans 6:1-2	What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? sin grace life
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. 2 Thessalonians 1:3	We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing. faith love gratitude
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28	God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” blessing creation world
If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. Deuteronomy 30:16	If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. law blessing life
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied. Acts 9:31	Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. church peace awe