Bible Verses About Candles
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for candles, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,084 votes, led by Exodus 25:31-40. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Candles
Exodus 25:31-40187 votes
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
Mark 4:21143 votes
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
Luke 11:33141 votes
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
Psalms 18:28137 votes
For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
Matthew 5:15137 votes
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Proverbs 20:27130 votes
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Revelation 2:5120 votes
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
2 Chronicles 13:1198 votes
And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.
Leviticus 24:285 votes
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
Revelation 1:12-1380 votes
And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Revelation 1:2080 votes
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Matthew 5:14-1660 votes
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Leviticus 24:2-450 votes
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
Zechariah 4:248 votes
And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
Psalms 119:10546 votes
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Luke 15:842 votes
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
Revelation 1:12-2040 votes
And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Proverbs 24:2037 votes
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
2 Corinthians 4:636 votes
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Leviticus 24:1-434 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Luke 8:1632 votes
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Hebrews 9:228 votes
For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
Exodus 27:20-2127 votes
And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
John 1:1-5127 votes
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Revelation 18:2326 votes
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
What does the Bible say about candles?
Readers most often cite Exodus 25:31-40 on the subject of candles. Across 2,084 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Mark 4:21, Luke 11:33, Psalms 18:28. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.