29 Bible Verses about Black

Most Relevant Verses

Matthew 5:36

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Exodus 10:15

And they covered the face of the whole land, so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left; and there remained not any green thing on the trees, and in the herbs of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 11:13-14

And these shall ye have in abomination of the fowls; they shall not be eaten; an abomination shall they be: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle, and the falcon, and the kite, after its kind;

Deuteronomy 14:12-13

But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle, and the falcon, and the kite, and the black kite after its kind;

Leviticus 13:31

And if the priest look on the sore of the scall, and behold, it is not in sight deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall shut up him that hath the sore of the scall seven days.

Deuteronomy 4:11

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and obscurity.

1 Kings 18:45

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great pour of rain. And Ahab got on the chariot, and went to Jizreel.

Job 28:3

Man putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.

Job 30:28

I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up, I cry in the congregation.

Lamentations 4:7-8

Her Nazarites were purer than snow, whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphire. Their visage is darker than blackness, they are not known in the streets; their skin cleaveth to their bones, it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Zechariah 6:2

In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

Revelation 6:5

And when it opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come and see. And I saw: and behold, a black horse, and he that sat upon it having a balance in his hand.

Job 3:5

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.

Isaiah 5:30

and they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. And if one look upon the earth, behold darkness and distress, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

Amos 5:8

seek him that made the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.

Joel 2:2

a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, to the years of generations and generations.

Amos 8:9

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the land in the clear day.

Zephaniah 1:15

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness,

Job 34:22

There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Jude 1:13

raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, to whom has been reserved the gloom of darkness for eternity.

From Thematic Bible


Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Black

1 Kings 18:45

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great pour of rain. And Ahab got on the chariot, and went to Jizreel.

Horses » Colors of, mentioned » Black

Zechariah 6:2

In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

Zechariah 6:6

That in which are the black horses goeth forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth towards the south country;

Raven » Bird » Black » Carnivorous

Song of Songs 5:11

His head is as the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;

Ravens » Described as » Black

Song of Songs 5:11

His head is as the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;

Topics on Black

Black And White

Genesis 30:37

And Jacob took fresh rods of white poplar, almond-tree, and maple; and peeled off white stripes in them, uncovering the white which was on the rods.

Black Animals

Genesis 30:32

I will pass through all thy flock to-day, to remove thence all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and that shall be my hire.

Black Hair

Leviticus 13:31

And if the priest look on the sore of the scall, and behold, it is not in sight deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall shut up him that hath the sore of the scall seven days.

Black People

Job 30:30

My skin is become black and falleth off me, and my bones are parched with heat.

Colors, Black

Jude 1:13

raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, to whom has been reserved the gloom of darkness for eternity.

Never miss a post

Theasaurus: Black