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It is a theme that underscores God's desire for His people to flourish and expand in accordance with His will and purposes.<br><br><b>Biblical Context:</b><br>1. <b>Spiritual Growth and Maturity:</b><br> The New Testament frequently emphasizes the importance of increasing in spiritual knowledge and maturity. In <a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a>, Paul prays for the believers to "walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God." This verse highlights the expectation for believers to continually grow in their understanding and relationship with God.<br><br>2. <b>Faith and Love:</b><br> The apostle Paul commends the Thessalonians for their increasing faith and love. In <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:3</a>, he writes, "We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love each of you has for one another is increasing." This demonstrates that growth in faith and love is a sign of a healthy Christian community.<br><br>3. <b>Wisdom and Understanding:</b><br> <a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Proverbs 9:9</a> states, "Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning." This verse underscores the value of wisdom and the continuous pursuit of knowledge and understanding as a lifelong endeavor.<br><br>4. <b>Material and Physical Blessings:</b><br> The Bible also speaks of increasing in terms of material blessings. In <a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12-13</a>, Isaac's prosperity is described: "Now Isaac sowed seed in that land and reaped a hundredfold the same year. The LORD blessed him, and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy." This passage illustrates how God's blessing can lead to material increase.<br><br>5. <b>The Kingdom of God:</b><br> The parables of Jesus often depict the Kingdom of God as something that starts small but increases significantly. In <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31-32</a>, Jesus compares the Kingdom to a mustard seed, "which a man took and planted in his field. Although 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 of the air come and nest in its branches." This parable illustrates the expansive and transformative nature of God's Kingdom.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br>The concept of increasing is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative of God's covenantal promises and His desire for His people to experience growth and abundance. It reflects the dynamic nature of the Christian life, where believers are called to continually grow in their relationship with God, in their character, and in their impact on the world around them. The idea of increase is not merely about personal gain but is often tied to the broader purposes of God, including the expansion of His Kingdom and the fulfillment of His redemptive plan for humanity.<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b><br>Believers are encouraged to seek increase in their spiritual lives through prayer, study of the Scriptures, and active participation in the life of the church. They are also called to be stewards of the resources God has entrusted to them, using them to bless others and further God's Kingdom. The principle of increasing challenges Christians to live lives of purpose, continually seeking to grow in faith, love, and service.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Increase.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/838.htm"><span class="l">838. auxesis -- growth</span></a> <br><b>...</b> growth. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: auxesis Phonetic Spelling:<br> (owx&#39;-ay-sis) Short Definition: <b>increasing</b>, increase, growth Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/838.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4129.htm"><span class="l">4129. plethuno -- to increase, to be increased</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from plethos Definition to increase, to be increased NASB Word Usage<br> fullest measure (1), increase (2), increased (1), <b>increasing</b> (1), multiplied (4 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4129.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/837.htm"><span class="l">837. auxano -- to make to grow, to grow</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the growth (1), causing the growth (1), full grown (1), grew (1), grow (8), growing<br> (2), grows (2), increase (2), increased (2), <b>increasing</b> (2), spreading (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/837.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/4121.htm"><span class="l">4121. pleonazo -- to superabound, to make to abound</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to make to abound NASB Word Usage cause* (1), grows...greater (1), have too much<br> (1), increase (3), increased (1), increases (1), <b>increasing</b> (1), spreading (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4121.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1743.htm"><span class="l">1743. endunamoo -- to empower</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from en and dunamoo Definition to empower NASB Word Usage grew strong<br> (1), <b>increasing</b> in strength (1), strengthened (2), strengthens (1), strong (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1743.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4298.htm"><span class="l">4298. prokopto -- to cut forward (a way), advance</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from pro and kopto Definition to cut forward (a way), advance NASB Word<br> Usage advancing (1), almost gone (1), <b>increasing</b> (1), lead (1), make <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4298.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4369.htm"><span class="l">4369. prostithemi -- to put to, add</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4314 , &quot;towards, &quot; and 5087 , &quot;to set, lay down&quot;) -- properly, put together for<br> a ; to gather (&quot;add up&quot;), stressing the objective of the <b>increasing</b> ( for doing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4369.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/4052.htm"><span class="l">4052. perisseuo -- to be over and above, to abound</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1), cause (1), cause* (1), excel (2), has an abundance (1), have an abundance (3),<br> have more than enough (1), having abundance (1), <b>increasing</b> (1), lavished (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4052.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/1865.htm"><span class="l">1865. epathroizo -- to assemble besides</span></a> <br><b>...</b> around. Word Origin from epi and athroizo (to assemble) Definition to assemble<br> besides NASB Word Usage <b>increasing</b> (1). accumulate. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1865.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4137.htm"><span class="l">4137. pleroo -- to make full, to complete</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1), fill (3), filled (16), fills (1), finished (1), fulfill (20), fulfilled (20),<br> fully carry (1), fully come (1), fully preached (1), <b>increasing</b> (1), made <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4137.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 10k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3254.htm"><span class="l">3254. yasaph -- to add</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), further (2), give (1), give you increase (1), grow (1), increase (4), increase<br> you a more (1), increased (6), increases (3), <b>increasing</b> (2), intensify (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3254.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6282.htm"><span class="l">6282. athar -- suppliant, worshiper</span></a><br><b>...</b> suppliant, thick From athar; incense (as <b>increasing</b> to a volume of smoke); hence<br> (from athar) a worshipper -- suppliant, thick. see HEBREW athar. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6282.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4766.htm"><span class="l">4766. marbeh -- abundance</span></a><br><b>...</b> great, increase. From rabah; properly, <b>increasing</b>; as noun, greatness, or (adverbially)<br> greatly -- great, increase. see HEBREW rabah. 4765, 4766. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4766.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/peabody/mornings_in_the_college_chapel/li_the_law_of_increasing.htm"><span class="l">Li the Law of <b>Increasing</b> Returns</span></a> <br><b>...</b> LI THE LAW OF <b>INCREASING</b> RETURNS. Matthew xxv.14-30. <b>...</b> To the faithful in the few things<br> the many things are revealed. That is the law of <b>increasing</b> returns. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../peabody/mornings in the college chapel/li the law of increasing.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neale/hymns_of_the_eastern_church/are_thy_toils_and_woes.htm"><span class="l">Are thy toils and woes <b>increasing</b>?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Are thy toils and woes <b>increasing</b>? Methodius I, 836 ei kai ta paronta. Are thy<br> toils and woes <b>increasing</b>? Are the Foe&#39;s attacks unceasing? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../neale/hymns of the eastern church/are thy toils and woes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/a_pure_church_an_increasing.htm"><span class="l">A Pure Church an <b>Increasing</b> Church</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A PURE CHURCH AN <b>INCREASING</b> CHURCH. &#39;And the Lord added to the church<br> daily such as should be saved.&#39;"Acts 2:47. &#39;And the Lord <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/a pure church an increasing.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_126_on_the_danger.htm"><span class="l">On the Danger of <b>Increasing</b> Riches</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Third Series Sermon 126 On the Danger of <b>Increasing</b> Riches. &quot;If riches increase,<br> set not thine heart upon them.&quot; Ps.62:10. 1. From <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 126 on the danger.htm</font><p><a href="/library/renan/the_life_of_jesus/chapter_xix_increasing_progression_of.htm"><span class="l"><b>Increasing</b> Progression of Enthusiasm and of Exaltation.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER XIX. <b>INCREASING</b> PROGRESSION OF ENTHUSIASM AND OF EXALTATION. It<br> is clear that such a religious society, founded solely on <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../renan/the life of jesus/chapter xix increasing progression of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/recognitions_of_clement_/chapter_iv_his_increasing_disquiet.htm"><span class="l">His <b>Increasing</b> Disquiet.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book I. Chapter IV."His <b>Increasing</b> Disquiet. Being therefore straitened<br> in the discovery of things, I said to myself, Why do we <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter iv his increasing disquiet.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/from_dawn_to_noon.htm"><span class="l">From Dawn to Noon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But what I wish rather to dwell upon is the other thought, the intention that every<br> Christian life should be a life of <b>increasing</b> lustre, uninterrupted, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/from dawn to noon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_antichrist/in_our_last_chapter_we.htm"><span class="l">In Our Last Chapter we Sought to Show that in Rev. . .</span></a> <br><b>...</b> An <b>increasing</b> number of Bible students are recognizing the fact that &quot;the Lamb&#39;s<br> Wife,&quot; &quot;the Bride&quot; of Rev.19 and 21 also contemplates Israel rather than the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/in our last chapter we.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_ii_colossians_i_9.htm"><span class="l">Colossians i. 9, 10</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding; to walk worthily of the Lord<br> unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and <b>increasing</b> in the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily ii colossians i 9.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_redeemers_return/1_the_recovery_and_revival.htm"><span class="l">The Recovery and Revival of the Blessed Hope Itself.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> pains or cost to obtain a knowledge of them, and under the blessing of God and the<br> guidance of His Spirit light upon this book is steadily <b>increasing</b> and its <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/1 the recovery and revival.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/i/increasing.htm"><span class="l"><b>Increasing</b> (61 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> n.) of Increase. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Increasing</b> (61 Occurrences). Mark 4:8<br> Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and <b>increasing</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/increasing.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/ever-increasing.htm"><span class="l">Ever-<b>increasing</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ever-<b>increasing</b>. Evergreen, Ever-<b>increasing</b>. Everlasting .<br> Multi-Version Concordance Ever-<b>increasing</b> (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/ever-increasing.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/crescent.htm"><span class="l">Crescent (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) The <b>increasing</b> moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a<br> concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/crescent.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/y/yielding.htm"><span class="l">Yielding (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> thirty.&quot;) (See NIV). Mark 4:8 Others fell into the good ground, and yielded<br> fruit, growing up and <b>increasing</b>. Some brought forth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/y/yielding.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/growing.htm"><span class="l">Growing (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> &amp; vb. n.) of Grow. Multi-Version Concordance Growing (31 Occurrences). Mark 4:8<br> Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and <b>increasing</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/growing.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/crescens.htm"><span class="l">Crescens (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary <b>Increasing</b>, probably one of the seventy disciples<br> of Christ. He was one of Paul's assistants (2 Timothy <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/crescens.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/botany.htm"><span class="l">Botany</span></a><br><b>...</b> The <b>increasing</b> demands for fires by resident Europeans and the development of steam<br> mills, the result of European enterprise, are largely responsible. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/botany.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/uncontrolled.htm"><span class="l">Uncontrolled (58 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Job 34:37 For in addition to his sin, he is uncontrolled in heart; before our eyes<br> he makes sport of God, <b>increasing</b> his words against him. (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/uncontrolled.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/growth.htm"><span class="l">Growth (77 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 9:10 And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take<br> care of the growth of your seed, at the same time <b>increasing</b> the fruits of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/growth.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/increaseth.htm"><span class="l">Increaseth (21 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/increaseth.htm - 12k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/unbelief.html">Why does unbelief appear to be increasing in the world today? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/irreligion.html">What is irreligion? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/body-piercings.html">What does the Bible say about body piercings? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/increasing.htm">Increasing: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Increasing (61 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/4-8.htm">Mark 4:8</a></span><br />Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and <span class="boldtext">increasing</span>. Some brought forth thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much."<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV BBE DBY YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/9-25.htm">Mark 9:25</a></span><br />Then Jesus, seeing that an <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> crowd was running towards Him, rebuked the foul spirit, and said to it, "Dumb and deaf spirit, *I* command you, come out of him and never enter into him again."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/2-40.htm">Luke 2:40</a></span><br />The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/2-52.htm">Luke 2:52</a></span><br />And Jesus was <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/11-29.htm">Luke 11:29</a></span><br />When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Acts 6:1</a></span><br />About this time, as the number of disciples was <span class="boldtext">increasing</span>, complaints were made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrews because their widows were habitually overlooked in the daily ministration.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/6-7.htm">Acts 6:7</a></span><br />And the word of God was <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Acts 7:17</a></span><br />But when the time was near for putting into effect the undertaking which God had given to Abraham, the people were <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> in Egypt,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/9-22.htm">Acts 9:22</a></span><br />But Saul went on <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/12-24.htm">Acts 12:24</a></span><br />But the word of the Lord went on <span class="boldtext">increasing</span>. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/16-5.htm">Acts 16:5</a></span><br />So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/19-20.htm">Acts 19:20</a></span><br />so powerfully was the word of God <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> and prevailing. <br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a></span><br />And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> the fruits of your righteousness;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-15.htm">2 Corinthians 10:15</a></span><br />not boasting out of measure in other people's labours, but having hope, your faith <span class="boldtext">increasing</span>, to be enlarged amongst you, according to our rule, yet more abundantly<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Colossians 1:6</a></span><br />For it has reached you, and remains with you, just as it has also spread through the whole world, yielding fruit there and <span class="boldtext">increasing</span>, as it has done among you from the day when first you heard it and came really to know the grace of God,<br /><span class="source">(WEY ASV NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a></span><br />that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> in the knowledge of God;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/2-19.htm">Colossians 2:19</a></span><br />and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> with the increase of God.<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:3</a></span><br />Unceasing thanks are due from us to God on your behalf, brethren. They are appropriate because your faith is growing greatly, and the love of every one of you for all the others goes on <span class="boldtext">increasing</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEY RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-1.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:1</a></span><br />For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> glory, even as it does with you;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_peter/1-2.htm">2 Peter 1:2</a></span><br />May grace and peace ever be <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_peter/1-8.htm">2 Peter 1:8</a></span><br />If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/6-1.htm">Genesis 6:1</a></span><br />And after a time, when men were <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> on the earth, and had daughters,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/26-13.htm">Genesis 26:13</a></span><br />And his wealth became very great, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> more and more;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Exodus 1:7</a></span><br />And the children of Israel were fertile, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, Truly, the people of the land are <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> in number, and you are keeping them back from their work.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Leviticus 13:22</a></span><br />And if it is <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> on the skin, the priest will say that he is unclean: it is a disease.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/32-14.htm">Numbers 32:14</a></span><br />And now you have come to take the place of your fathers, another generation of sinners, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> the wrath of the Lord against Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a></span><br />And he will give you his love, blessing you and <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> you: he will send his blessing on the offspring of your body and the fruit of your land, your grain and your wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock, in the land which by his oath to your fathers he undertook to give you.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63</a></span><br />And as the Lord took delight in doing you good and <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> you, so the Lord will take pleasure in cutting you off and causing your destruction, and you will be uprooted from the land which you are about to take as your heritage.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-5.htm">Deuteronomy 30:5</a></span><br />Placing you again in the land of your fathers as your heritage; and he will do you good, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> you till you are more in number than your fathers were.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-24.htm">Judges 4:24</a></span><br />And the power of the children of Israel went on <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> against Jabin, king of Canaan, till he was cut off.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-12.htm">2 Samuel 15:12</a></span><br />and Absalom sendeth Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counsellor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> with Absalom.<br /><span class="source">(YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-17.htm">2 Chronicles 11:17</a></span><br />So they went on <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> the power of the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, strong for three years; and for three years they went in the ways of David and Solomon.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Ezra 10:10</a></span><br />And Ezra the priest got to his feet and said to them, You have done wrong and taken strange women for your wives, so <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> the sin of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/1-10.htm">Job 1:10</a></span><br />Have you yourself not put a wall round him and his house and all he has on every side, blessing the work of his hands, and <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> his cattle in the land?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/10-17.htm">Job 10:17</a></span><br />That you would send new witnesses against me, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> your wrath against me, and letting loose new armies on me.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/12-23.htm">Job 12:23</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Increasing</span> nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Job 21:7</a></span><br />"Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/34-37.htm">Job 34:37</a></span><br />For in addition to his sin, he is uncontrolled in heart; before our eyes he makes sport of God, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> his words against him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/35-16.htm">Job 35:16</a></span><br />And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> words without knowledge.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Psalms 44:2</a></span><br />Uprooting the nations with your hand, and planting our fathers in their place; cutting down the nations, but <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> the growth of your people.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/71-14.htm">Psalms 71:14</a></span><br />But I will go on ever hoping, and <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> in all your praise.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm">Proverbs 22:16</a></span><br />He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:18</a></span><br />For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:9</a></span><br />And I became great; <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:11</a></span><br />There are words without number for <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/9-3.htm">Isaiah 9:3</a></span><br />You have made them very glad, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> their joy. They are glad before you as men are glad in the time of getting in the grain, or when they make division of the goods taken in war.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1</a></span><br />Ho! uncontrolled children, says the Lord, who give effect to a purpose which is not mine, and who make an agreement, but not by my spirit, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> their sin:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29</a></span><br />He gives power to the feeble, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> the strength of him who has no force.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11</a></span><br />In view of all this, will you still do nothing, O Lord? will you keep quiet, and go on <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> our punishment?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Jeremiah 33:6</a></span><br />Lo, I am <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> to it health and cure, And have healed them, and revealed to them The abundance of peace and truth.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5</a></span><br />The Lord has become like one fighting against her, sending destruction on Israel; he has sent destruction on all her great houses, making waste his strong places: <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> the grief and the sorrow of the daughter of Judah.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-25.htm">Ezekiel 16:25</a></span><br />You put up your high places at the top of every street, and made the grace of your form a disgusting thing, opening your feet to everyone who went by, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> your loose ways.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Ezekiel 16:26</a></span><br />And you went with the Egyptians, your neighbours, great of flesh; <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> your loose ways, moving me to wrath.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/35-13.htm">Ezekiel 35:13</a></span><br />And you have made yourselves great against me with your mouths, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> your words against me; and it has come to my ears.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Ezekiel 41:7</a></span><br />And for the side-chambers there was an enlarging, and it went round about the house <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> upward; for the surrounding of the house increased upward round about the house; therefore the house had width upward, and so ascended from the lower story to the upper, by the middle one.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/2-8.htm">Hosea 2:8</a></span><br />For she had no knowledge that it was I who gave her the grain and the wine and the oil, <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> her silver and gold which they gave to the Baal.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/4-7.htm">Hosea 4:7</a></span><br />Even while they were <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/8-11.htm">Hosea 8:11</a></span><br />Because Ephraim has been <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> altars for sin, altars have become a cause of sin to him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1</a></span><br />Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are <span class="boldtext">increasing</span> day by day; 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