47 Bible Verses about Darkness

The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness—how deep is that darkness!

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light—

That light shines in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome it.

“This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

The murderer rises at dawn
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.

Crossing the street near her corner, he strolled down the road to her house at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of the night.

They will look toward the earth and see only distress, darkness, and the gloom of affliction, and they will be driven into thick darkness.

Yet I am not destroyed by the darkness,
by the thick darkness that covers my face.

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Light shines in the darkness for the upright.
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

What is more, he eats in darkness all his days, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

On that day they will roar over it,
like the roaring of the sea.
When one looks at the land,
there will be darkness and distress;
light will be obscured by clouds.

and He has kept, with eternal chains in darkness for the judgment of the great day, the angels who did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling.

These people are springs without water, mists driven by a whirlwind. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Whoever curses his father or mother—
his lamp will go out in deep darkness.

He made darkness a canopy around Him,
a gathering of water and thick clouds.

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

He parted the heavens and came down,
a dark cloud beneath His feet.

Then Solomon said:

The Lord said that He would dwell in thick darkness.

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

to dominate the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.

If only darkness had taken that night away!
May it not appear among the days of the year
or be listed in the calendar.

Where is the road to the home of light?
Do you know where darkness lives,

You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir.

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Then Solomon said:

The Lord said that He would dwell in thick darkness.

On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a loud trumpet sound, so that all the people in the camp shuddered.

He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud beneath His feet. He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind. He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.

Then Solomon said:

The Lord said He would dwell in thick darkness,

That light shines in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome it.

to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’

“This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

Teach us what we should say to Him;
we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.

For look, darkness covers the earth,
and total darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will shine over you,
and His glory will appear over you.

Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, rescuing you from the way of evil- from the one who says perverse things, [from] those who abandon the right paths to walk in ways of darkness, read more.
[from] those who enjoy doing evil and celebrate perversity, whose paths are crooked, and whose ways are devious.

The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths. The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief. The adulterer's eye watches for twilight, thinking: No eye will see me, he covers [his] face. read more.
In the dark they break into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light.

The wise man has eyes in his head,
but the fool walks in darkness.

Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.

The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and doesn't know where he's going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he’s going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

"Aren't there 12 hours in a day?" Jesus answered. "If anyone walks during the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world. If anyone walks during the night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him."

Jesus answered, "The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn't overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn't know where he's going. While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become sons of light." Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.

Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts. They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.

Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him. If we say, "We have fellowship with Him," and walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.

He sent darkness, and it became dark—
for did they not defy His commands?

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land.

Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;

For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.

For you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.

The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues because of their pain

Every day while I was with you in the temple complex, you never laid a hand on Me. But this is your hour—and the dominion of darkness.”

For if God didn’t spare the angels who sinned but threw them down into Tartarus and delivered them to be kept in chains of darkness until judgment;

These people are springs without water, mists driven by a whirlwind. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.

“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.

Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

from those who abandon the right paths
to walk in ways of darkness,

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.

I have not spoken in secret,
somewhere in a land of darkness.
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob:
Seek Me in a wasteland.
I, Yahweh, speak truthfully;
I say what is right.

On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a loud trumpet sound, so that all the people in the camp shuddered.

For you have not come to what could be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, gloom, and storm,

a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and dense overcast,
like the dawn spreading over the mountains;
a great and strong people appears,
such as never existed in ages past
and never will again
in all the generations to come.

“The Lord spoke these commands in a loud voice to your entire assembly from the fire, cloud, and thick darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

He guards the steps of His faithful ones,
but the wicked perish in darkness,
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.

before I go to a land of darkness and gloom, never to return. [It is] a land of blackness like the deepest darkness, gloomy and chaotic, where even the light is like the darkness.

when I made the clouds its garment
and thick darkness its blanket,

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty.
I looked to the heavens,
and their light was gone.

I form light and create darkness,
I make success and create disaster;
I, Yahweh, do all these things.

You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir.

When the sun had set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the divided animals.

got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them.

But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he’s going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going.

He sent darkness, and it became dark—
for did they not defy His commands?

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt." So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

And throw this good-for-nothing slave into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

But you, brothers, are not in the dark, so that this day would overtake you like a thief. For you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We're not of the night or of darkness.

For you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.

And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

For you have not come to what could be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, gloom, and storm,

For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land.

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt." So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.

Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light around me will become night"- even the darkness is not dark to You. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are alike to You.

Give glory to the Lord your God
before He brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the mountains at dusk.
You wait for light,
but He brings darkest gloom
and makes thick darkness.

As the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell on Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days:

The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the celestial powers will be shaken.

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land.

Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light. But when it is bad, your body is also full of darkness. Take care then, that the light in you is not darkness.

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;
they don’t know what makes them stumble.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.”

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

We grope along a wall like the blind;
we grope like those without eyes.
We stumble at noon as though it were twilight;
we are like the dead among those who are healthy.

One person could not see another, and for three days they did not move from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness—how deep is that darkness!

Others sat in darkness and gloom—
prisoners in cruel chains—

Where is the road to the home of light? [Do you know] where darkness lives, so you can lead it back to its border? Are you familiar with the paths to its home?

I form light and create darkness,
I make success and create disaster;
I, Yahweh, do all these things.

Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who substitute darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who substitute bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.

God called the light “day,” and He called the darkness “night.” Evening came and then morning: the first day.

They do not know or understand;
they wander in darkness.
All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Now this is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in Him.

Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst from the womb, when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,

the plague that stalks in darkness,
or the pestilence that ravages at noon.

If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above not care about it, or light shine on it. May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it. May an eclipse of the sun terrify it. If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year or be listed in the calendar. read more.
Yes, may that night be barren; may no joyful shout be heard in it. Let those who curse [certain] days cast a spell on it, those who are skilled in rousing Leviathan. May its morning stars grow dark. May it wait for daylight but have none; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

In the dark they break into houses;
by day they lock themselves in,
never experiencing the light.

A miner puts an end to the darkness;
he probes the deepest recesses
for ore in the gloomy darkness.

I form light and create darkness,
I make success and create disaster;
I, Yahweh, do all these things.

when I made the clouds its garment
and thick darkness its blanket,

a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and dense overcast,
like the dawn spreading over the mountains;
a great and strong people appears,
such as never existed in ages past
and never will again
in all the generations to come.

That day is a day of wrath,
a day of trouble and distress,
a day of destruction and desolation,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness,

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt." So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days. One person could not see another, and for three days they did not move from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt." So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days. One person could not see another, and for three days they did not move from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.

These people are springs without water, mists driven by a whirlwind. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness—how deep is that darkness!

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light—

That light shines in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome it.

“This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.