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Bible Verses About Life

Bible verses on the meaning of life — purpose, eternity, daily living.

13 verses · curated by hand

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492 passages mentioning “life” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. Genesis 25:17

    “These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up his spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.”

  2. Genesis 27:46

    “Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?””

  3. Genesis 32:30

    “Jacob called the name of the place Peniel : for, he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.””

  4. Genesis 37:21

    “Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.””

  5. Genesis 42:15

    “By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go out from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.”

  6. Genesis 42:16

    “Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.””

  7. Genesis 44:30

    “Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy’s life;”

  8. Genesis 45:5

    “Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.”

  9. Genesis 47:8

    “Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?””

  10. Genesis 47:9

    “Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.””

  11. Genesis 47:28

    “Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.”

  12. Genesis 48:15

    “He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,”

  13. Exodus 4:19

    “Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.””

  14. Exodus 6:16

    “These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.”

  15. Exodus 6:18

    “The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.”

  16. Exodus 6:20

    “Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.”

  17. Exodus 21:23

    “But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,”

  18. Exodus 21:30

    “If a ransom is laid on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is laid on him.”

  19. Leviticus 17:11

    “For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.”

  20. Leviticus 17:14

    “For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life: therefore I said to the children of Israel, “You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.””

Frequently asked

Questions about life in the Bible

What does the Bible say about the meaning of life?
Ecclesiastes argues that life "under the sun" is fleeting, but Ecclesiastes 12:13 concludes: "Fear God and keep his commandments — this is the whole duty of man." John 10:10 records Jesus saying he came that we may have life "abundantly."
Which Bible verse is best about life?
John 10:10, Romans 8:28, and Jeremiah 29:11 are the three most-shared verses about life's meaning, purpose, and the patience required to walk through it.
What does the Bible say about purpose?
Jeremiah 29:11 promises "plans to give you hope and a future." Ephesians 2:10 says we are God's workmanship, created for good works prepared in advance. Purpose is given, not invented.