The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
‘Yahweh bless you, and keep you.
Numbers 6:24
“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:”
— Numbers 6:24
The Bible has no birthday cake, but it has a theology of the day you were born: formed in secret, known by name, written in a book before one of them existed. These verses are for the number-day — said over a child, a friend, or yourself.
Quick answer: The most-read verse for a birthday is Numbers 6:24: "The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:" Numbers 6:25 is the traditional second reading: "The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:" All fifteen verses below are shown in full King James text, public domain, with copy buttons and a modern-English toggle on every card.
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
‘Yahweh bless you, and keep you.
Numbers 6:24
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you.
Numbers 6:25
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’
Numbers 6:26
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?
Psalms 34:12
For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.
Psalms 48:14
By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.
Psalms 71:6
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.”
Psalms 91:16
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
Psalms 139:14
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.
Psalms 139:16
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!
Psalms 139:17
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
Proverbs 9:11
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
This is what Yahweh who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you says: “Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Isaiah 44:2
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
Isaiah 46:4
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Jeremiah 1:5
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
3 John 1:2
These verses are read in the season itself — in services, around tables, in cards, and aloud at the gatherings the date calls for. The list also gets read in preparation: the weeks before, when the readings are chosen and the family texts are picked. 15 verses is deliberate: long enough to cover the occasion's full range, short enough to read through once.
Copy any verse from its card for a program, a card, a caption, or a reading — every text here is public domain in both translations shown, so no permission is needed for print or projection. Each card toggles between the King James Version and the World English Bible; check the modern rendering before reading aloud if the archaic grammar might get between the listeners and the meaning. For the themes behind the season, the related topic pages below carry the fuller lists.
15 KJV Bible verses for christmas — Isaiah 9:6, Micah 5:2 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for easter — Matthew 28:5, Matthew 28:6 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for good friday — Psalms 22:1, Psalms 31:5 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for palm sunday — Psalms 24:7, Psalms 24:8 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for ash wednesday — Psalms 95:6, Lamentations 3:40 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for lent — Psalms 51:17, Lamentations 3:25 and more.
15 KJV verses for anxious moments — Philippians 4:6, 1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 6:34 and more.
15 KJV "fear not" verses — Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 23:4, Joshua 1:9 and more.
15 KJV verses for weary seasons — Isaiah 40:31, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 46:1 and more.
15 KJV verses for hopeful endurance — Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 15:13, Lamentations 3:22-23 and more.
15 KJV verses on peace — John 14:27, Isaiah 26:3, Psalm 4:8 and more.
15 KJV verses to encourage someone — Isaiah 41:10, Joshua 1:9, Hebrews 10:24-25 and more.
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