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Want to know what the Bible says about Darkness? Here are 163 Bible verses about Darkness from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Romans 13:12 NIV
The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
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Matthew 8:12 NIV
But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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1 Kings 8:12 NIV
Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;
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Genesis 1:2 NIV
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
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2 Corinthians 4:6 NIV
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
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Proverbs 4:19 NIV
But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
    they do not know what makes them stumble.
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Isaiah 50:10 NIV
Who among you fears the Lord
    and obeys the word of his servant?
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,
trust in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.
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John 3:19 NIV
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
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Luke 12:3 NIV
What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
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Isaiah 42:16 NIV
I will lead the blind by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light before them
    and make the rough places smooth.
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake them.
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Romans 1:21 NIV
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
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Matthew 25:30 NIV
And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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Matthew 4:16 NIV
the people living in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
    a light has dawned.”
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Exodus 10:21 NIV
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness spreads over Egypt—darkness that can be felt.”
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Exodus 20:21 NIV
The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
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Isaiah 45:7 NIV
I form the light and create darkness,
    I bring prosperity and create disaster;
    I, the Lord, do all these things.
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2 Peter 2:4 NIV
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
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Matthew 22:13 NIV
“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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John 12:35 NIV
Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.
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Matthew 5:16 NIV
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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