Bible Verses About Breath
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for breath, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,782 votes, led by Job 33:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Breath
Job 33:4330 votes
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Genesis 2:7251 votes
And 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.
Job 27:3167 votes
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
Psalms 150:6159 votes
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
John 20:22132 votes
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Ezekiel 37:9130 votes
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Isaiah 42:5123 votes
Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
2 Timothy 3:16117 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Job 34:14-1590 votes
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
Acts 17:2588 votes
Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Ezekiel 37:577 votes
Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
John 20:19-2372 votes
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Psalms 104:29-3052 votes
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Isaiah 2:2251 votes
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Psalms 33:649 votes
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Isaiah 40:748 votes
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Job 32:838 votes
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Ezekiel 37:637 votes
And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Psalms 18:1536 votes
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Job 4:935 votes
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
Job 12:1033 votes
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
2 Thessalonians 2:824 votes
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Isaiah 30:3323 votes
For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Genesis 6:1722 votes
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
Isaiah 11:422 votes
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
What does the Bible say about breath?
Readers most often cite Job 33:4 on the subject of breath. Across 2,782 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Genesis 2:7, Job 27:3, Psalms 150:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.