The concept of thriving in the Bible is often associated with spiritual prosperity, growth, and flourishing under God's guidance and blessing. While the specific term "thrives" may not frequently appear in the Berean Standard Bible, the idea is woven throughout Scripture, illustrating how individuals and communities prosper when they align with God's will and wisdom.

Spiritual Prosperity and Growth

The Bible frequently emphasizes that true thriving is rooted in spiritual prosperity rather than mere material wealth. In Psalm 1:3 , the righteous man is described as "a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does." This imagery of a flourishing tree symbolizes the spiritual vitality and stability that comes from delighting in and meditating on God's law.

Similarly, in John 15:5 , Jesus teaches, "I am the vine, you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing." Here, thriving is depicted as the result of a close, abiding relationship with Christ, leading to a fruitful and productive life.

Obedience and Blessing

The Bible also links thriving to obedience to God's commandments. In Deuteronomy 28:1-2 , God promises Israel that if they diligently obey His voice and carefully follow His commands, "the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God." This passage underscores the connection between obedience and the blessings that lead to thriving.

Wisdom and Understanding

Proverbs frequently associates thriving with wisdom and understanding. Proverbs 3:13-18 extols the virtues of wisdom, stating, "Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed." Wisdom, therefore, is a key to thriving, offering both material and spiritual benefits.

Community and Fellowship

Thriving is not only an individual experience but also a communal one. The early church in Acts 2:42-47 provides a model of a thriving community: "They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer... And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." The early believers thrived through their commitment to teaching, fellowship, and prayer, resulting in spiritual growth and numerical increase.

Trials and Perseverance

The Bible acknowledges that thriving can occur even amidst trials and challenges. James 1:2-4 encourages believers to "consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." Here, thriving is seen as the outcome of enduring trials with faith, leading to spiritual maturity and completeness.

In summary, the biblical concept of thriving encompasses spiritual growth, obedience, wisdom, community, and perseverance. It is a holistic flourishing that transcends material success, rooted in a deep relationship with God and alignment with His purposes.7373a. ratob -- moist, juicy, fresh
... moist, juicy, fresh. Transliteration: ratob Short Definition: thrives. Word Origin
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Trust of the Wicked, and the Righteous Compared. Jer 17:5-8
... Or stop his sure supply. So thrives and blooms the tree whose roots. ... It rears
its branching head. It thrives, though rain should be denied,. ...
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Growth in Grace
... in which not only the head grows, but the arms and breast; so spiritual growth is
most beautiful, when there is symmetry and proportion, and every grace thrives ...
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His Conversion
... Christianity. But little did he understand its genius. It thrives on persecution.
Prosperity has often been fatal to it, persecution never. ...
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Prayer and Devotion
... Devotion furthers prayer and helps to drive prayer home to the object which
it seeks. Prayer thrives in the atmosphere of true devotion. ...
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Types of Talkers
... He talks incessantly. Presumably he talks in his sleep. Talking is his constant
exercise and recreation. He thrives on it. He lives for talking's sake. ...
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Concerning Life.
... or nourishing, or growing, or whatever, life, or source of life, or essence of life,
from It, which is above every life, it both lives and thrives; and in It ...
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Now, and Then
... Those gifts, moreover, were of temporary use: their value was limited to the sphere
in which they were exercised; but this grace thrives at all times and in ...
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Harvest.
... He, in seasons, still affords. Kindly heat, and gentle flow'rs: By his care the
produce thrives. Waving o'er the furrowed lands; And when harvest-time arrives,. ...
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September the Eleventh a Fatal Divorce
... But the real "fear of God" is a spiritual mood in which virtue thrives,
an atmosphere in which holy living is quite inevitable. ...
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A Thanksgiving
... Along Thy narrow way. Deny me wealth; far, far remove. The lure of power or name;
Hope thrives in straits, in weakness love,. And faith in this world's shame. ...
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Thrives (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Thrives (2 Occurrences). Job 8:16 He is green before
the sun. His shoots go forth over his garden. (See NAS RSV). ...
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Thrive (11 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase
in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry. ...
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Nurse (23 Occurrences)
... raise, by care, from a weak or invalid condition; to foster; to cherish; -- applied
to plants, animals, and to any object that needs, or thrives by, attention. ...
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Thriving (1 Occurrence)

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Sabbath (126 Occurrences)
... of the Sabbath. The soul withers without it. It thrives in proportion
to its observance. The Sabbath was made for man. God made ...
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