How many times is flower mentioned in the Bible?
The word flower appears 20 times in the King James Version, in 17 verses. Counting every form (flower, flowers), it appears 37 times in 34 verses across 14 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses flower 24 times (36 with every form).
Flower in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of flower counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| flower | 20 | 24 |
| flowers | 17 | 12 |
| Total | 37 | 36 |
Which books mention flower most
Flower appears in 14 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Exodus has the most (8), then 1 Kings (6) and Isaiah (6).
First and last mention of flower
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
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:
The verse that uses it most is Exodus 25:33, 2 times (tied with Exodus 37:19, 1 Peter 1:24):
Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.
Where the two translations differ
3 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 2 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Leviticus 15:24: counted in the KJV only
And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
“‘If any man lies with her, and her monthly flow is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lies shall be unclean.
Leviticus 15:33: counted in the KJV only
And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.
and of her who has her period, and of a man or woman who has a discharge, and of him who lies with her who is unclean.
Song of Solomon 6:11: counted in the World English Bible only
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.
Song of Solomon 7:12: counted in the World English Bible only
Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
Let’s go early up to the vineyards. Let’s see whether the vine has budded, its blossom is open, and the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.
Verses with flower on our topic pages
4 verses that use flower in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
On: Nature
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
On: Time
The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”
On: Change
Common questions
How many times is flower in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 32 of the 37 uses are in the Old Testament and 5 in the New Testament. Flower appears in 14 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Exodus has the most (8), then 1 Kings (6) and Isaiah (6).
Where is flower first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 25:31: "And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same." The last is 1 Peter 1:24.
Read the full collection: Bible Verses About Nature (30 Verses).
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-26.