100+ Biblical Quotes About Time – Powerful Scriptures for Reflection

"To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." – Ecclesiastes 3:1

"A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted." – Ecclesiastes 3:2

"There is a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance." – Ecclesiastes 3:4

"He has made everything beautiful in its time." – Ecclesiastes 3:11

"I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it." – Ecclesiastes 3:14

"For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns." – Isaiah 62:1

"The Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him." – Isaiah 30:18

"And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life." – 1 John 2:25

"But when the fullness of time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law." – Galatians 4:4

"Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains." – James 5:7

"Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." – Galatians 6:9

"For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end, and will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay." – Habakkuk 2:3

"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." – Psalm 90:12

"The heart of the wise understands times and seasons." – 1 Chronicles 12:32

"Redeem the time, because the days are evil." – Ephesians 5:16

"See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time." – Ephesians 5:15-16

"Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct his works in the meekness of wisdom." – James 3:13

"The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty." – Proverbs 22:3

"The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out." – Proverbs 10:31

"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting, get understanding." – Proverbs 4:7

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." – Proverbs 9:10

"Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning." – Proverbs 9:9

"A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes." – Proverbs 13:1

"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice." – Proverbs 12:15

"With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." – 2 Peter 3:8

"Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world." – Acts 15:18

"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God." – Psalm 90:2

"Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done." – Isaiah 46:10

"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care." – Matthew 10:29

"All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be." – Psalm 139:16

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." – Revelation 22:13

"My times are in Your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me." – Psalm 31:15

"Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me." – Isaiah 46:9

"The Lord reigns; He is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; He has put on strength as His belt." – Psalm 93:1

"Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is Yours." – 1 Chronicles 29:11

"Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps." – Psalm 135:6

"Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the Lord." – Psalm 27:14

"They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles." – Isaiah 40:31

"I waited patiently for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry." – Psalm 40:1

"O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore." – Psalm 131:3

"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him." – Psalm 37:7

"But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles." – Isaiah 40:31 (NLT)

"For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it." – Habakkuk 2:3

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful." – Hebrews 10:23

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." – Romans 5:1

"We walk by faith, not by sight." – 2 Corinthians 5:7

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." – Hebrews 11:1

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life." – Proverbs 13:12

"Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." – 2 Corinthians 6:2

"Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man comes." – Matthew 25:13

"The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light." – Romans 13:12

"Stay awake, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong." – 1 Corinthians 16:13

"Therefore be alert, for you do not know when the master of the house will come." – Mark 13:35

"You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect Him." – Luke 12:40

"Wake up from your slumber, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." – Ephesians 5:14

"Let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober." – 1 Thessalonians 5:6

"The time is short. So from now on those who have wives should live as if they do not." – 1 Corinthians 7:29

"Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit'—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring." – James 4:13-14

"Boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth." – Proverbs 27:1

"Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near." – Isaiah 55:6

"For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." – 2 Corinthians 4:17

"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." – 1 Corinthians 2:9

"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him." – 1 Corinthians 2:9 (ESV)

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." – Romans 8:18

"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." – Colossians 3:2

"But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ." – Philippians 3:20

"Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.’" – Matthew 25:34

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." – Matthew 5:8

"And this is eternal life, that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." – John 17:3

"No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His servants will serve Him." – Revelation 22:3

"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." – Revelation 21:4

"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat." – 2 Peter 3:10

"Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." – James 1:4

"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance." – Romans 5:3

"But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." – Romans 8:25

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." – 1 Corinthians 15:58

"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised." – Hebrews 10:36

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds." – James 1:2

"We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance." – Romans 5:3

"Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as His children." – Hebrews 12:7

"Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him." – James 1:12

"But the one who endures to the end will be saved." – Matthew 24:13

"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." – Philippians 3:14

"Run with endurance the race that is set before us." – Hebrews 12:1

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." – Jeremiah 29:11

"Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails." – Proverbs 19:21

"Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established." – Proverbs 16:3

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." – Proverbs 3:5

"In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." – Proverbs 3:6

"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." – Ephesians 2:10

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." – Romans 8:28

"Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." – Philippians 1:6

"For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding." – Proverbs 2:6

"The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when He delights in his way." – Psalm 37:23

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." – Psalm 119:105

"For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." – Matthew 18:20

"Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow." – Psalm 144:4

"As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field." – Psalm 103:15

"For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls." – 1 Peter 1:24

"What is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away." – James 4:14

"The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away." – Psalm 90:10

"You sweep people away in the midst of their activities; like a dream when one awakes, so when morning comes, they are like grass that dies." – Psalm 90:5

"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." – Psalm 90:12

"For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away." – James 4:14

"Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come." – Ecclesiastes 12:1

"Dust you are and to dust you shall return." – Genesis 3:19

"All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again." – Ecclesiastes 3:20

"The evening and the morning were the first day." – Genesis 1:5

"So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." – Psalm 90:12

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters." – Colossians 3:23

"Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider its ways and be wise." – Proverbs 6:6

"Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth." – Proverbs 10:4

"Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God." – Exodus 20:9-10

"Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread." – Proverbs 20:13

"He has made everything beautiful in its time." – Ecclesiastes 3:11

"In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that." – Ecclesiastes 11:6

"Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people." – Colossians 3:23 (NLT)

"Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." – Matthew 5:16

"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms." – 1 Peter 4:10

"Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things." – Matthew 25:23