Roses have been a part of the Bible since its earliest beginnings. They are often mentioned in several passages as symbols of beauty and love. For example, in Song of Solomon 2:1-2, we read “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys” as a metaphor for an unmarried woman’s beauty.
Throughout centuries, roses were also associated with Mary – the mother of Jesus Christ. In Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition, roses represent Mary’s tears shed during the Seven Sorrows of Mary. She is often depicted in painting, literature and music surrounded by roses or holding a rose in her hands.
Roses can also be seen as symbols of hope and new life. Isaiah 35:1 reads, “The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose,” referring to the coming of Christ’s kingdom. The beauty of roses can be recognized in many Bible passages, representing God’s love for us all.
By connecting to the Bible’s themes and stories, roses have become deeply meaningful symbols that evoke emotions of faith, love and hope. As such, they continue to carry special significance for believers today. Whether in decoration or as a gift, a rose can remind us of God’s divine love and presence in our lives.
So next time you see a rose, remember that it has had an important spiritual history throughout the Bible!
Bible Verses About Roses
1. Job 1:5
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
2. Isaiah 35:2
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
3. Luke 16:31
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
4. Proverbs 31:15
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
5. 1 Chronicles 28:2
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
6. Psalm 119:147
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
7. Matthew 28:6
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
8. Psalm 104:8
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9. Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
10. Colossians 2:12
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
11. Matthew 27:53
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
12. 1 Corinthians 15:4
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
13. 1 Peter 1:24
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
14. Isaiah 40:8
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
15. 1 Chronicles 21:1
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
16. Exodus 32:6
And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
17. Zephaniah 3:7
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
18. 1 Samuel 17:20
And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
19. Matthew 27:52
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
20. 2 Corinthians 4:14
Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
21. Isaiah 35:1
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
22. Matthew 6:28
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
23. Isaiah 61:3
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
24. Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
25. Matthew 13:6
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
26. Romans 14:9
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
27. Judges 2:10
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
28. 1 Thessalonians 4:14
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
29. Matthew 6:29
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30. Psalm 124:2
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
31. 2 Chronicles 4:21
And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
32. 2 Kings 3:22
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
33. Luke 12:27
Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
34. Revelation 8:4
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
35. Matthew 7:27
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
36. Numbers 16:2
And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
37. Mark 1:35
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
38. Joshua 3:16
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
39. Proverbs 31:28
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
40. Exodus 24:13
And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
41. Mark 16:9
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
42. Isaiah 27:6
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
43. Psalm 35:11
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
44. Matthew 7:25
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
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