45 Bible Verses about breath
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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.
The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.
Man is like unto vanity; his days are as a shadow that passes away.
And after three days and a half, the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, in which is the spirit of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
and the dust returns to the earth as it was before and the spirit returns unto God who gave it.
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
His spirit shall go forth, he shall return to his earth; in that very day all his thoughts shall perish.
Remember thou that my life is wind and that my eyes shall not return to see good.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
Certainly there is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding.
Thus saith God the LORD, the Creator of the heavens and he that stretches them out; he that spreads forth the earth and that which comes out of it; he that gives breath unto the people upon it and spirit to those that walk therein:
For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even one thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; and they all have one breath; so that a man has no more breath than a beast: for all is vanity.
Only of the cities of these peoples, which the LORD thy God gives thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breathes;
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth.
neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he gives to all life and breath and all things
And I will lay nerves upon you and will bring up flesh upon you and cover you with skin and put spirit in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
The spirit of man is the fire of the LORD, which searches the secrets of the inward parts.
For how can the slave of my Lord talk with my Lord? for as for me, for in that instant I had no more strength in me, neither was there any breath left in me.
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two by two of all flesh in which is the spirit of life.
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Come from the four winds, O spirit, and breathe upon these slain, and they shall live.
Thus hath the Lord GOD said unto these bones: Behold, I will cause spirit to enter into you, and ye shall live:
And then shall that Wicked one be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth and remove with the clarity of his coming:
Who knows that the spirit of the sons of men goes upward and that the spirit of the beast goes downward to the earth?
And it was given unto him to endue the image of the beast with spirit, so that the image of the beast should speak, and he shall cause those that do not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
By the breath of God they perish, and by the spirit of his anger they are consumed.
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Can it ever teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it.
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for by me is the spirit covered by the body, and I have made the souls.
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came unto the prince of the priests
I said, I will climb up the palm tree, I will take hold of the clusters thereof; now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine and the smell of thy nose like apples;
From Thematic Bible
Breath » Of God
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Then the springs of the sea appeared and the foundations of the world were uncovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
By the breath of God they perish, and by the spirit of his anger they are consumed.
Then the depths of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
He shall not escape from the darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth he shall perish.
Breath » Of life
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.
Thus hath the Lord GOD said unto these bones: Behold, I will cause spirit to enter into you, and ye shall live:
but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy princes, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; furthermore, thou hast praised gods of silver and of gold, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone, which do not see, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand is thy soul and whose are all thy ways, thou hast never honoured.
neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he gives to all life and breath and all things
Breath » Figurative
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Come from the four winds, O spirit, and breathe upon these slain, and they shall live.
Topics on Breath
Breath Of God
Psalm 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Breath Of Life
Genesis 2:7And 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.
God Giving Breath
Job 33:4The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.
Having No Breath
Jeremiah 10:14Every man is carnal in his knowledge: let every founder be ashamed of his graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no spirit in them.
Man A Mere Breath
Psalm 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth, and my age is as nothing before thee; verily every man that lives is altogether vanity. Selah.
Under One's Breath
Genesis 24:45And before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went down unto the fountain and drew water, and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.