Kohathite: 30 Bible Verses About Life From The Old Testament

30 Bible Verses About Life From The Old Testament

Focusing on themes like blessings, wisdom, protection, and vitality

Genesis 2:7 – "Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."
Deuteronomy 30:19 – "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live."
Psalm 16:11 – "You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore."
Psalm 36:9 – "For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light."
Psalm 42:2 – "My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?"
Psalm 55:19 – "God will hear and humble them, even he who sits enthroned from of old. Because they do not change, they do not fear God."
Psalm 63:3 – "Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You."
Psalm 73:26 – "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
Psalm 84:5-7 – "Blessed are those whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion… They go from strength to strength."
Psalm 89:48 – "What man can live and not see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?"
Psalm 119:50 – "This is my comfort in my affliction, that Your word has revived me."
Psalm 119:93 – "I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me."
Proverbs 3:1-2 – "My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commandments; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you."
Proverbs 3:5-6 – "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."
Proverbs 4:20-22 – "My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh."
Proverbs 10:27 – "The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be shortened."
Proverbs 14:27 – "The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning one away from the snares of death."
Proverbs 15:24 – "The way of life winds upward for the wise, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath."
Proverbs 16:22 – "Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly."
Isaiah 38:16 – "O Lord, by these things men live; and in all these is the life of my spirit. You restore me and make me live."
Isaiah 55:3 – "Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you—the sure mercies of David."
Jeremiah 10:23 – "O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his steps."
Jeremiah 17:14 – "Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for You are my praise."
Jeremiah 29:11 – "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
Ezekiel 18:4 – "Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine; the soul who sins shall die."
Ezekiel 37:5 – "Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live."
Hosea 6:2 – "After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live before Him."
Malachi 4:2 – "But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings; you shall go out leaping like calves from the stall."
Deuteronomy 5:33 – "You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you."
Deuteronomy 6:24 – "And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day."