How do you say happy birthday spiritually? Here is a robust list of some of the best Bible verses for birthdays to help you celebrate just about anyone’s birthday with Scripture!
Birthdays are a wonderful experience (especially for children). They are a glorious moment we celebrate the anniversary of our birth and give thanks for another year of life!
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They’re also an opportunity to give our love to family and friends by sharing heartfelt gifts and words of appreciation. And what better words to share than the Word of God? But you may be wondering, how do you wish someone a happy birthday in the Bible?
Well, keep reading and you’ll find all kinds of inspiration to help you come up with the best birthday blessing for just about anyone!
What Is A Good Bible Verse For Birthdays?
Including a quote from scripture can make the perfect addition to any birthday card or cake, reminding them of God’s love. But finding just the right Bible verse can be a daunting (and tedious) task.
And that’s why we are happy to gather the 43 best Bible verses for birthdays for your convenience. May these Bible verses add a divine touch to your birthday celebrations! We have also included additional ones that are great for your friend, wife, husband, and sister!
43 Best Bible Verses for Birthdays (That Can Work For Anyone)
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Proverbs 9:11
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 91:11
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
Psalm 20:4
May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!
2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
3 John 1:2
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
Psalm 65:11
You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.
Luke 11:9
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
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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.
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Psalm 91:16
With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Lamentations 3:22-23
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Ecclesiastes 11:8
So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.
Birthday Blessings Inspired By Scripture
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Jeremiah 17: 7-8
Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Psalm 18:33
He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places.
Deuteronomy 28:2
And all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you, if you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God.
Job 23:11-12
My foot has held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Birthday Bible Verse for a Friend
John 16:21 – A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.
Psalm 139:13-14 – For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
Matthew 6:34 – Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Philippians 4:19 – And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Birthday Bible Verses For Your Sister
Ecclesiastes 6:9-10 – Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Ruth 1:16-17 – But Ruth replied: Do not persuade me to leave you or go back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh punish me, and do so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.
Psalm 29:11 – May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!”
Psalm 20:4 – May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.”
Birthday Bible Verses for Your Wife
Proverbs 18:22 – He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
Song of Solomon 7:10 – I belong to my lover, and his desire is for me.
Proverbs 31:28 – Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.
Proverbs 31:10-12 – An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
Bible Verses for Your Husband
Proverbs 27:17 – As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Micah 6:8 – He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Romans 8:28 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Matthew 6:33 – Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
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What Is A Good Birthday Prayer?
Dear God,
Today is the day you made my loved one and I bring them before you on their birthday asking for your blessings and guidance over their life. Thank you for bringing them into this world and my life. Help them to know how loved and cherished they are, not just today, but every day. Bless and protect them in the year ahead. When they wake, let your peace and strength greet them. And when they lay down to sleep, may your comfort and rest enfold them. Fill their future with hope and hoy.
Amen
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