Bible Verses for Birthdays
World English Bible
Birthdays are a time to celebrate life โ and the Bible has much to say about the gift of life, the blessing of years, and the purposes God has for each person. Psalm 139:13-14 reminds us that each person is "fearfully and wonderfully made," knit together by God with intention.
These Bible verses for birthdays make wonderful messages, cards, and blessings. They speak of God's goodness, the gift of another year, and the calling He has placed on each unique life.
โFor 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.โ
โBlessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.โ
โEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.โ
โFor he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.โ
โAlso delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.โ
โOne man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.โ
โHe who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn't eat, to the Lord he doesn't eat, and gives God thanks.โ
โBeloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.โ
โBehold, I will do a new thing. It springs forth now. Don't you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.โ
โ"Don't remember the former things, and don't consider the things of old.โ
โLet no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,โ
โSo teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.โ
โYahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.'โ
โ'Yahweh bless you, and keep you.โ
โYahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you.โ
โWhen you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.โ
โThey came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.โ
โThis is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!โ
โSince you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you; therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life.โ
โBut now thus says Yahweh who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: "Don't be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine.โ
โMay He grant you your heart's desire, and fulfill all your counsel.โ
โI, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.โ
โI call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that you may live, you and your seed;โ
โ"You are my witnesses," says Yahweh, "With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me.โ
โI thank my God whenever I remember you,โ
โeveryone who is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made.'"โ
โYou shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived: and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you; neither shall you walk in their statutes.โ
โA good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.โ
โBetter is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.โ
โFor I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.โ
