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Bible Verses about “breath”

The Bible contains 21 verses about breath across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.

2 Timothy 3:16
1163 votes

“All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”

Psalms 150:6
336 votes

“Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.”

Genesis 2:7
260 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.”

John 20:22
72 votes

“And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, ‹Receive ye the Holy Ghost:›”

John 20:23
71 votes

“‹Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them;› [and] ‹whose soever› [sins] ‹ye retain, they are retained.›”

John 20:21
67 votes

“Then said Jesus to them again, ‹Peace› [be] ‹unto you: as› [my] ‹Father hath sent me, even so send I you.›”

John 20:19
57 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.›”

John 20:20
55 votes

“And when he had so said, he shewed unto them [his] hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.”

Ezekiel 37:5
54 votes

“Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:”

Ezekiel 37:9
49 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.”

Acts 17:25
33 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;”

Isaiah 2:22
23 votes

“Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?”

Job 33:4
19 votes

“The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.”

Psalms 33:6
19 votes

“By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.”

Isaiah 40:7
16 votes

“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass.”

Psalms 104:30
15 votes

“Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.”

Psalms 104:29
13 votes

“Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.”

Isaiah 42:5
13 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:”

Job 34:14
7 votes

“If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;”

Job 34:15
7 votes

“All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.”

Job 27:3
5 votes

“All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;”

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