As the chill of winter sets in, it’s a wonderful time to reflect on the beauty and meaning behind this season through the lens of Scripture. Let’s explore some comforting Bible verses that remind us of God’s steadfast love and presence, even during the coldest times.
Bible Verses about Winter
Genesis 8:22 – Winter will never cease as long as the earth endures
“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”
Psalm 74:17 – God created winter
“It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.”
Proverbs 20:4 – Diligence prepares us for winter
“Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.”
Proverbs 31:21 – The virtuous woman prepares her household for winter
“When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.”
Jeremiah 36:22 – The king sat in his winter apartment
“It was the ninth month and the king was sitting in the winter apartment, with a fire burning in the firepot in front of him.”
Jeremiah 36:23 – A fire was burning in the winter apartment
“Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king cut them off with a scribe’s knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.”
Amos 3:15 – The winter house will be destroyed
“I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions will be demolished,” declares the Lord.”
Jonah 3:7 – Trees covered with shade in winter
“When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.”
Zechariah 14:8 – Living water will flow in winter
“On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.”
Matthew 24:20 – Pray your flight is not in winter
“Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.”
Mark 13:18 – Pray that this will not take place in winter
“Pray that this will not take place in winter.”
John 10:22 – It was winter when Jesus was in the temple
“Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.”
Titus 3:12 – Paul planned to spend the winter in Nicopolis
“As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.”
1 Corinthians 16:6 – Paul intended to stay through the winter
“Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.”
Acts 27:12 – A harbor to winter in
“Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest.”
Job 37:9 – The cold from winter
“The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds.”
Job 38:22 – God has treasure of snow
“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail?”
Psalms 147:17 – Winter cast his hail
“He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?”
Isaiah 1:18 – Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”
Isaiah 55:10 – As the rain and snow come down from heaven
“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater.”
Jeremiah 18:14 – Snow of Lebanon
“Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from distant sources ever stop flowing?”
Daniel 7:9 – His throne was flaming with fire and its wheels were all ablaze
“As I looked, “thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.”
Matthew 28:3 – His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow
“His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.”
Revelation 1:14 – His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow
“The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.”
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Proverbs 25:13 – Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time
“Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master.”
Psalm 51:7 – Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow
“Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.”
Exodus 4:6 – His hand was leprous, white as snow
“Then the Lord said, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.”
Numbers 12:10 – Miriam’s skin was leprous—it became as white as snow
“When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous—it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease,”
2 Kings 5:27 – Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you
“Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi went from Elisha’s presence and his skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.”
Daniel 2:21 – He changes times and seasons
“He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.”
Lamentations 4:7 – Their skin was whiter than milk
“Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like lapis lazuli.”
Leviticus 13:3 – The priest is to examine the sore on the skin
“The priest is to examine the sore on the skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling skin disease. When the priest examines that person, he shall pronounce them ceremonially unclean.”
Leviticus 13:4 – If the shiny spot on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep
“If the shiny spot on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.”
2 Samuel 23:20 – Benaiah went down into a pit on a snowy day
“Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.”
Job 24:19 – As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow
“As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.”
Psalm 68:14 – It was as if the Almighty scattered the kings in the land
“When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.”
Psalm 147:16 – He spreads the snow like wool
“He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.”
Job 37:6 – He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’
“He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’”
Job 38:29 – From whose womb comes the ice?
“From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens.”
Psalms 148:8 – Praise the Lord from the earth
“lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding.”