23 Bible Verses About Trees

The Bible says God made the trees and gave their fruit to people for food, and it often uses a tree as a picture of a person. The one who trusts the Lord is “like a tree planted by the water” (Jeremiah 17:8), and Jesus says “a tree is recognized by its fruit” (Matthew 12:33). The tree of life stands in the middle of Eden (Genesis 2:9) and again beside the river of the new city (Revelation 22:2). The law…