Jeremiah 17:8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 8:13 depicts withered vines and no fruit — the opposite of the evergreen, fruitful tree here, contrasting the blessed and the cursed.
Jeremiah 14:1 describes drought and famine as judgment — the opposite of the tree that thrives even in drought, highlighting the contrast of trust vs. sin.
Psalm 92:10-15 depicts the righteous flourishing like a palm tree, still fruitful in old age — mirroring the tree planted by water that never fails to bear fruit.
Ezekiel 47:12 describes trees by the temple river bearing fruit monthly with healing leaves — a direct parallel to the ever-fruitful tree by water.
Psalm 1:3 uses the identical tree-by-water metaphor for the righteous who meditate on God's law — a direct parallel to this image of trust.
Job 8:16 uses the same plant image for the wicked who temporarily thrive but later perish — contrasting with the enduring tree of the blessed in this verse.
Matthew 7:17 uses the same healthy-tree-bears-good-fruit metaphor — aligning with the fruitful tree of those who trust in the Lord.
In Psalm 32:10, steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts—directly parallel to the trusting tree's security.
Matthew 3:10 warns that trees not bearing good fruit are cut down — contrasting the tree here that never ceases to bear fruit, highlighting judgment vs blessing.
In Psalm 40:4, blessed is the man who trusts—same beatitude as Jeremiah 17:7, setting up the tree imagery.
In Psalm 92:14, the righteous bear fruit in old age—identical tree metaphor of flourishing.
In Psalm 125:1, trust makes one unmovable like Mount Zion—parallel image of stability to the tree.
Proverbs 11:28 contrasts trusting in riches (fall) with the righteous who flourish like a green leaf, mirroring the tree's outcome.
Proverbs 28:25 contrasts the greedy with the one who trusts in the Lord and will be enriched, paralleling the tree's flourishing.
Isaiah 61:3 calls the faithful 'oaks of righteousness' planted by the Lord — echoing the fruitful tree imagery here of those who trust in God.
2 Kings 18:5 says Hezekiah trusted in the Lord and held fast to him — a historical example of the trust that Jeremiah 17:8 promises will prosper.
Colossians 2:7 uses 'rooted in him' imagery — like the tree's roots by the stream — to describe being established in faith and bearing fruit.
Ezekiel 31:4-10 describes a proud cedar watered by deep waters that is cut down — contrasting the humble, trusting tree that thrives in drought.
Isaiah 58:11 promises a watered garden and unfailing spring — parallel imagery of being sustained and fruitful, linking trust and obedience to provision.
1 Chronicles 5:20 records the Reubenites crying to God in battle because they trusted him — illustrating the same principle of trust leading to deliverance.
In Psalm 37:3, 'trust in the Lord' is commanded; Jeremiah describes its result. Moderate thematic link.
Psalm 16:1 is a prayer of trust: 'Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge' — the same reliance on God that Jeremiah 17:7-8 describes as fruitful.
Proverbs 12:12 says the root of the righteous yields fruit, similar to the tree's fruitfulness, though without explicit trust language.
In Psalm 78:7, setting hope in God parallels trusting; both passages encourage reliance on God.