Bible Verses about “being late”
The Bible contains 39 verses about being late across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.”
“Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,”
“And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”
“But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.”
“Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.”
“But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”
“not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”
“For everything spoken by God is possible."”
“"Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.”
“Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.”
“You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. A Prayer by David.”
“How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?”
“In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.”
“Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."”
“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:”
“so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.”
“Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”
“Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don't expect him."”
“But at midnight there was a cry, 'Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!'”
“"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.”
“Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.”
“Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,”
“but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.”
“Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.”
“Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.”
“The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'”
“But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there isn't enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'”
“While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.”
“Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us.'”
“But he answered, 'Most certainly I tell you, I don't know you.'”
“I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”
“For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.”
“I said, "You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.”
“Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.”
“God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.”
“"How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?" Selah.”
“They don't know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.”
“Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers."”
“Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations. A song. A Psalm by Asaph.”