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This collection has 25 Bible verses about time: 12 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (4 verses), across 17 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about time? Read 25 carefully selected Bible verses about time, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace."
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace."
"So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."
"But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
"But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
"redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
"Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
"A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps."
"A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps."
"Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.” Whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away. For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”"
"Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that."
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future."
"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."
"My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me."
"My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me."
"Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time."
"Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time."
"Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed."
"Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established."
"for he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation."
"(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)"
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end."
"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end."
"But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."
"But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father."
"I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work."
"I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work."
"Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed."
"And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed."
"But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,"
"But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,"
"But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you. For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night. For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape."
"But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape."
"Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God."
"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."
"Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up."
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
"Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest."
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest."
"For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night."
"For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night."
"For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”"
"For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
"He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority."
"And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power."
"But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well."
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
"Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring."
"Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 22, 2026.
This collection has 25 Bible verses about time: 12 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (4 verses), across 17 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about time? Read 25 carefully selected Bible verses about time, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8: "For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace." Psalm 90:12: "So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." 2 Peter 3:8: "But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." Full collection: 25 verses on this page (48% Old Testament, 52% New Testament).
This page collects 25 verses about time from 17 books. Psalm is the most frequent source (4 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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