What is a good bible verse for a birthday card?

Question

something really inspirational, but perhaps birthday related if possible. if not, thats ok too. thank you! (for a friend)

Answer 1

If they are unbeliever:
John3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
or
Jer 29:11-13
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. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

If they believe:
Psalm 64:10
10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD
and take refuge in him;
let all the upright in heart praise him!

Answer 2

Birthday Wishes Bible Verses

Answer 3

For You Mom For all the times you have been there From the day that I was born You gave me the courage You kept me safe and warm You taught me to be faithful So loving and so true Whenever I am lonely, Mom My thoughts come back to you Even when I am with you I know how proud I am To have you as my mother It was part of God's great plan You call just to say hello Send me notes to say you care And when we get together Special moments we can share. OR Wonderful Mother God made a wonderful mother, A mother who never grows old; He made her smile of the sunshine, And He moulded her heart of pure gold; In her eyes He placed bright shining stars, In her cheeks fair roses you see; God made a wonderful mother, And He gave that dear mother to me

Answer 4

Well you could use this one: "to the Lord, a day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years, a day"...like, see, you're not as old as you think. ;)

Also, one of my favorites, Jeremiah 29:11 "for I know the plans I have for you (this is God speaking)...plans to prosper you, to give you hope and a future". As in...happy birthday and may God grant you happiness and fulfillment in the coming year!

Answer 5

Gen. 40:20-22: “Now on the third day it turned out to be Pharaoh’s birthday, and he proceeded to make a feast . . . Accordingly he returned the chief of the cupbearers to his post of cupbearer . . . But the chief of the bakers he hung up.”

Matt. 14:6-10: “When Herod’s birthday was being celebrated the daughter of Herodias danced at it and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Then she, under her mother’s coaching, said: ‘Give me here upon a platter the head of John the Baptist.’ . . . He sent and had John beheaded in the prison.”

“The notion of a birthday festival was far from the ideas of the Christians of this period in general.”—The History of the Christian Religion and Church, During the Three First Centuries (New York, 1848), Augustus Neander (translated by Henry John Rose), p. 190.

“The later Hebrews looked on the celebration of birthdays as a part of idolatrous worship, a view which would be abundantly confirmed by what they saw of the common observances associated with these days.”—The Imperial Bible-Dictionary (London, 1874), edited by Patrick Fairbairn, Vol. I, p. 225.

“The various customs with which people today celebrate their birthdays have a long history. Their origins lie in the realm of magic and religion. The customs of offering congratulations, presenting gifts and celebrating—complete with lighted candles—in ancient times were meant to protect the birthday celebrant from the demons and to ensure his security for the coming year. . . . Down to the fourth century Christianity rejected the birthday celebration as a pagan custom.”—Schwäbische Zeitung (magazine supplement Zeit und Welt), April 3/4, 1981, p. 4.

“The Greeks believed that everyone had a protective spirit or daemon who attended his birth and watched over him in life. This spirit had a mystic relation with the god on whose birthday the individual was born. The Romans also subscribed to this idea. . . . This notion was carried down in human belief and is reflected in the guardian angel, the fairy godmother and the patron saint. . . . The custom of lighted candles on the cakes started with the Greeks. . . . Honey cakes round as the moon and lit with tapers were placed on the temple altars of [Artemis]. . . . Birthday candles, in folk belief, are endowed with special magic for granting wishes. . . . Lighted tapers and sacrificial fires have had a special mystic significance ever since man first set up altars to his gods. The birthday candles are thus an honor and tribute to the birthday child and bring good fortune. . . . Birthday greetings and wishes for happiness are an intrinsic part of this holiday. . . . Originally the idea was rooted in magic. . . . Birthday greetings have power for good or ill because one is closer to the spirit world on this day.”—The Lore of Birthdays (New York, 1952), Ralph and Adelin Linton, pp. 8, 18-20.

Answer 6

"I will sing, yea, I will sing praises to the Lord." Psalms 27:6 for he has blessed you and given you this day your xxth birthday! and then followed up with music notes and Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, etc.

Answer 7

It's not from the Bible, but a common one that I see on cards is, "God danced the day that you were born."

Answer 8

if the person is old.. Isaiah 46: 4..
for any one Ecclesatic 9:10

Answer 9

There is a place on the web that has free e-greeting cards and is a Christian place. Here is the link:

http://dayspring.com/

Answer 10

Psalm 71:6
From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother's womb. I will ever praise you.
Proverbs 23:25
May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice!