Birthdays are a time for joy and reflection. Another year older, another year better, right? Still, sometimes it can be difficult to find just the right words to write in a birthday card for your friend or family member. (Trust us: No one wants another "over the hill" joke.) This year, look to the Bible for words of wisdom to share on the special day.
The scriptures are chock-full of encouraging words for celebrating those yearly milestones. There’s perspective and hope for the future year ahead, love from a God who’s made you unique in every way, and security in knowing He’s been there since you were born and will be there till the end. Whether you're looking for a special birthday quote for your sister, a meaningful birthday quote for mom, or a heartfelt birthday quote for your husband, one of these messages is sure to apply, and the recipient will treasure the words you chose for him or her.
And if you're celebrating your birthday, know that you are one of a kind and the only one who gets to be you, celebrating a birthday today. So sit back and receive all the love coming your way!
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Psalm 91:16
"With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."
2
2 Corinthians 9:15
"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!"
3
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
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4
Philippians 4:13
"I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
5
2 Timothy 2:1
"You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus."
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3 John 2
"Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well."
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7
Philippians 1:3-4
"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy."
8
Psalm 118:24
"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
9
Psalm 138:8
"The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands."
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10
Psalm 139:13
"For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb."
11
Ecclesiastes 3:11
"He has made everything beautiful in its time."
12
Isaiah 46:4
“Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.”
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13
Philippians 1:6
"And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."
14
Psalm 139:14
"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well."
15
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you..."
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16
Jeremiah 17:7–8
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose trust is the LORD.
He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
17
Jeremiah 29:11
"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."
18
Ephesians 2:10
"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
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19
Proverbs 9:11
"For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life."
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Psalm 20:4
"May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed."
Leah Hall is currently a digital producer and writer for Country Living. She is based in Huntsville, Alabama.
