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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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More verses about life in Scripture

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

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  1. Leviticus 18:18

    ““‘You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.”

  2. Leviticus 19:16

    ““‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.”

  3. Leviticus 24:17

    ““‘He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.”

  4. Leviticus 24:18

    “He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.”

  5. Numbers 22:30

    “The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?” He said, “No.””

  6. Numbers 23:10

    “Who can count the dust of Jacob, or count the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!””

  7. Numbers 35:31

    ““‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.”

  8. Deuteronomy 4:9

    “Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children;”

  9. Deuteronomy 6:2

    “that you might fear Yahweh your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you; you, and your son, and your son’s son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged.”

  10. Deuteronomy 12:23

    “Only be sure that you don’t eat the blood; for the blood is the life. You shall not eat the life with the meat.”

  11. Deuteronomy 16:3

    “You shall eat no leavened bread with it. You shall eat unleavened bread with it seven days, even the bread of affliction; for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste; that you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.”

  12. Deuteronomy 17:19

    “It shall be with him, and he shall read from it all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;”

  13. Deuteronomy 19:6

    “Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the man slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally; even though he was not worthy of death, because he didn’t hate him in time past.”

  14. Deuteronomy 19:11

    “But if any man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities;”

  15. Deuteronomy 19:21

    “Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”

  16. Deuteronomy 20:19

    “When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged by you?”

  17. Deuteronomy 24:6

    “No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge; for he takes a life in pledge.”

  18. Deuteronomy 28:66

    “Your life will hang in doubt before you. You will be afraid night and day, and will have no assurance of your life.”

  19. Deuteronomy 30:15

    “Behold, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and evil.”

  20. Deuteronomy 30:20

    “to love Yahweh your God, to obey his voice, and to cling to him; for he is your life, and the length of your days; that you may dwell in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

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.