Bible Verses about Stars

Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 02/23/2021
Bible Verses about Stars

What does the Bible say about Stars?

In the Bible, the most well-known star occurs above the nativity scene of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. The Three Wise Men follow this star to find the new-born King and bring him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. However, the Bible mentions stars, their importance, and their relation to God beyond just this story. Daniel 12:3 speaks of the symbolism of stars, saying "And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever."

Discover more Bible verses about stars in this collection of scripture quotes.

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41 The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns midnight into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land— the LORD is his name.
3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
19 And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
7 while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
9 the moon and stars to govern the night; His love endures forever.
4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.
Psalm 8:4
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,
18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.