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Bible Verses About Life
Bible verses on the meaning of life — purpose, eternity, daily living.
13 verses · curated by hand
Ecclesiastes 3:1
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:"
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In chapter2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new."
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In chapterGenesis 1:27
"God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them."
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In chapterPsalms 118:24
"This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!"
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In chapterPsalms 16:11
"You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more."
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In chapterEcclesiastes 3:11
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end."
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In chapterJohn 10:10
"The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly."
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In chapterEsther 4:14
"For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”"
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In chapter1 Corinthians 6:19
"Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,"
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In chapterEphesians 2:10
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them."
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In chapterFrom the wider Bible
More verses about life in Scripture
492 passages mentioning “life” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.
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2 Kings 25:30
“and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him from the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.”
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2 Chronicles 1:11
“God said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, nor yet have you asked for long life; but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king,”
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Ezra 6:10
“that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.”
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Nehemiah 6:11
“I said, “Should a man like me flee? Who is there that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.””
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Esther 7:3
“Then Esther the queen answered, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.”
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Esther 7:7
“The king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden. Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.”
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Esther 8:11
“In those letters, the king granted the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together, and to defend their life, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to plunder their possessions,”
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Esther 13:2
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Esther 16:12
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Esther 16:13
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Job 2:4
“Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.”
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Job 2:6
“Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.””
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Job 3:20
““Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,”
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Job 6:11
“What is my strength, that I should wait? What is my end, that I should be patient?”
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Job 7:7
“Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye shall no more see good.”
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Job 7:15
“so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.”
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Job 7:16
“I loathe my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.”
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Job 9:21
“I am blameless. I don’t respect myself. I despise my life.”
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Job 10:1
““My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.”
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Job 10:12
“You have granted me life and loving kindness. Your visitation has preserved my spirit.”
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