Bible Verses About Soul
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for soul, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,221 votes, led by Ezekiel 18:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Soul
Ezekiel 18:4101 votes
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Genesis 2:797 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.
Ecclesiastes 12:793 votes
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Deuteronomy 6:579 votes
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Matthew 16:2676 votes
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 10:2874 votes
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Psalms 23:347 votes
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Ezekiel 18:2035 votes
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Acts 2:2734 votes
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Psalms 103:1-2233 votes
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Psalms 43:532 votes
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Mark 8:3632 votes
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
2 Timothy 1:727 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Psalms 11:523 votes
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
John 6:4023 votes
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
1 Corinthians 15:51-5523 votes
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Psalms 23:2-422 votes
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Genesis 2:1721 votes
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Romans 6:2321 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:721 votes
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Hebrews 4:11-1321 votes
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Revelation 21:821 votes
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
John 3:16-1720 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 John 4:18-1920 votes
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Psalms 94:1919 votes
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
What does the Bible say about soul?
Readers most often cite Ezekiel 18:4 on the subject of soul. Across 1,221 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Genesis 2:7, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Deuteronomy 6:5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.