What does the Bible say about luck?
“Sometimes, we hear phrases like ‘that was lucky,’ or we attribute a string of unfortunate events to bad luck and a series of positive events to good luck. However, the concept of luck doesn’t appear in Scripture. Instead, God is sovereign over every aspect of our lives. Nothing escapes His notice or control. He acts for His glory and permits events to unfold according to His divine purpose. Below are 80 Scriptures that relate to the idea of ‘luck.’ These verses highlight God’s sovereignty, provision, and purpose, providing a biblical perspective on what might otherwise seem like random chance or fortune. Let’s explore them together.”
Ecclesiastes 9:11 (ESV) – “Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all.”
James 1:17 (NKJV) – “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”
Romans 8:28 (NASB) – “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Matthew 6:26 (NLT) – “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
Proverbs 16:9 (KJV) – “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.”
Deuteronomy 8:18 (Holman) – “But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your ancestors, as it is today.”
Psalm 37:4 (NIV) – “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Ecclesiastes 11:1 (ESV) – “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.”
Philippians 4:19 (NKJV) – “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Isaiah 46:10 (NASB) – “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things which have not been done, saying, ‘My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure.’”
Matthew 10:29-30 (NLT) – “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV) – “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) – “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.”
Psalm 23:1 (ESV) – “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
John 16:33 (NKJV) – “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
Ecclesiastes 9:12 (NASB) – “Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.”
Psalm 34:10 (NLT) – “Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.”
Proverbs 19:21 (Holman) – “Many plans are in a person’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail.”
Matthew 6:33 (KJV) – “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Genesis 50:20 (NIV) – “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”
Psalm 115:3 (ESV) – “Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.”
Romans 11:36 (NKJV) – “For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.”
Job 1:21 (NASB) – “He said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.’”
Luke 12:7 (NLT) – “And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.”
Proverbs 21:1 (KJV) – “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV) – “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Psalm 84:11 (ESV) – “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.”
Ephesians 1:11 (NKJV) – “In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will.”
Ruth 2:3 (NASB) – “So she departed and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.”
Psalm 16:5 (NLT) – “Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine.”
Proverbs 10:22 (KJV) – “The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”
2 Chronicles 18:33 (NIV) – “But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor.”
Psalm 139:16 (ESV) – “Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.”
Colossians 1:17 (NKJV) – “And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.”
Esther 4:14 (NASB) – “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”
Psalm 33:11 (NLT) – “But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.”
Proverbs 16:1 (KJV) – “The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.”
John 10:10 (NIV) – “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Psalm 91:11 (ESV) – “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.”
Acts 1:26 (NKJV) – “And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.”
Isaiah 40:31 (NASB) – “Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.”
Psalm 121:3 (NLT) – “He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.”
Proverbs 18:10 (KJV) – “The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”
Matthew 7:11 (NIV) – “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”
Psalm 5:12 (ESV) – “For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield.”
1 Peter 5:7 (NKJV) – “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NASB) – “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven.”
Psalm 31:19 (NLT) – “How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.”
Proverbs 15:3 (KJV) – “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.”
Luke 1:37 (NIV) – “For no word from God will ever fail.”
Psalm 90:17 (ESV) – “Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!”
Romans 15:13 (NKJV) – “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Job 42:2 (NASB) – “I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.”
Psalm 20:4 (NLT) – “May he grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans succeed.”
Proverbs 13:11 (KJV) – “Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”
John 3:27 (NIV) – “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.”
Psalm 127:1 (ESV) – “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.”
Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) – “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”
Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NASB) – “In the day of prosperity be happy, but in the day of adversity consider—God has made the one as well as the other.”
Psalm 37:23 (NLT) – “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.”
Proverbs 11:28 (KJV) – “He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”
Matthew 19:26 (NIV) – “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’”
Psalm 103:5 (ESV) – “Who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
2 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV) – “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”
Jonah 1:7 (NASB) – “Each man said to his mate, ‘Come, let us cast lots so we may learn on whose account this calamity has struck us.’ So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.”
Psalm 65:11 (NLT) – “You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.”
Proverbs 28:20 (KJV) – “A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”
Luke 6:38 (NIV) – “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.”
Psalm 145:9 (ESV) – “The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.”
1 Timothy 6:17 (NKJV) – “Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.”
Ecclesiastes 5:19 (NASB) – “Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.”
Psalm 112:3 (NLT) – “Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever.”
Proverbs 22:4 (KJV) – “By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.”
Mark 10:27 (NIV) – “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man it is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.’”
Psalm 30:5 (ESV) – “For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”
Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) – “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
Deuteronomy 28:12 (NASB) – “The Lord will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand.”
Psalm 67:7 (NLT) – “Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him.”
Proverbs 14:23 (KJV) – “In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
