Bible Verses About

Time

Time, seasons, and numbering our days.

  1. “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

    Ecclesiastes 3:1 · KJV

  2. “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.”

    2 Peter 3:8 · KJV

  3. “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”

    Psalms 90:12 · KJV

  4. “Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”

    Ephesians 5:16 · KJV

  5. “A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”

    Proverbs 16:9 · KJV

  6. “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:”

    James 4:13 · KJV

  7. “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.”

    James 4:14 · KJV

  8. “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.”

    Jeremiah 29:11 · KJV

  9. “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,”

    Ephesians 5:15 · KJV

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Frequently asked

What does the Bible say about time?

Scripture speaks to time in passages such as Ecclesiastes 3:1, 2 Peter 3:8, Psalms 90:12. For example, Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

What is a well-known Bible verse about time?

Ecclesiastes 3:1 — “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

Which Psalm is about time?

Psalms 90:12 — “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”