Bible Verses About Untimely Death
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for untimely death, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,344 votes, led by Psalms 118:17. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Untimely Death
Psalms 118:17125 votes
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
Isaiah 57:1-2108 votes
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
Genesis 6:384 votes
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Isaiah 41:1077 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
John 11:25-2651 votes
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Psalms 23:1-650 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalms 139:1650 votes
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
Psalms 23:449 votes
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Romans 14:843 votes
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
Romans 8:2839 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Revelation 21:439 votes
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Psalms 116:1538 votes
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Hosea 13:1431 votes
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
Romans 8:1828 votes
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
John 14:1-326 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Romans 8:38-3926 votes
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Revelation 14:1323 votes
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Daniel 10:10-2122 votes
And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
John 3:1620 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.
John 5:2420 votes
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Jeremiah 29:1119 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
John 11:1-5719 votes
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
John 14:2718 votes
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Proverbs 3:517 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Daniel 8:1-2717 votes
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
What does the Bible say about untimely death?
Readers most often cite Psalms 118:17 on the subject of untimely death. Across 1,344 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 57:1-2, Genesis 6:3, Isaiah 41:10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.