This list gives you King James Version Scripture about winter, for anyone who wants words from God for cold months, bare trees, short days, and the seasons of waiting that winter can represent. The verses below are shown in the KJV and grouped by the kind of winter you may be walking through. Taken together, they point to a God who holds the seasons, keeps his promises through the barren stretches, and brings new life after the cold has passed.
Verses for Trusting God Through a Season That Feels Barren
Some winters are literal, with gray skies and frozen ground. Others are emotional or spiritual, when nothing seems to grow and prayers feel unanswered. The verses in this section speak to the stillness of those times and remind you that God is working even when the evidence is hidden.
Genesis 8:22
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
(KJV)
This verse promises that the seasons, including cold ones, will not stop. When winter feels endless, take a moment to notice the next season already set in God’s order, and let that steady rhythm quiet your anxiety about the present.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted…
(KJV)
Solomon writes that every thing has its season, including seasons of planting and plucking up. Name the season you are in today, then ask God what it is teaching you, rather than measuring your life only by what is blooming.
Psalm 147:16-17
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
(KJV)
The psalmist pictures God scattering snow like wool and casting forth ice like morsels. Read this slowly during a cold week and remember that the One who commands the frost also governs every hard circumstance you face.
Isaiah 55:10-11
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
(KJV)
Rain and snow come down from heaven and do not return empty until they water the earth. Carry this image into a season of unseen growth, trusting that God’s word is doing quiet work below the surface.
Verses for Finding Hope in the Long Nights
Winter nights can feel longer than they are, especially when sleep is broken by worry or grief. These verses speak to the darkness directly and point you toward the God who is present in it and who promises morning.
Psalm 30:5
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
(KJV)
The psalmist says weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Before you sleep, write down one small thing you are grateful for, so that your last thought of the day points toward dawn.
Psalm 139:11-12
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee .
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David writes that even the darkness is not dark to God, and the night shines as the day. When you lie awake in a dark room, speak these words aloud as a reminder that you are never out of his sight.
Lamentations 3:22-23
22 It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
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Jeremiah grieves over a ruined city, yet he remembers that God’s mercies are new every morning. Use this passage on a hard morning, and let the phrase new every morning shape how you approach the day ahead.
Isaiah 9:2
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
(KJV)
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Stand near a window at first light during a dark season and ask God to let his light reach the places in you that feel most shadowed.
Verses for Remembering Warmth, Shelter, and Provision
Winter also brings a deep awareness of what keeps us safe: a roof, a fire, a full table, and people who gather close. These verses tie God’s care to those everyday mercies and invite gratitude as well as trust.
Job 37:6
For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
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Elihu describes God commanding the snow to fall on the earth. Even when storms seem random, this verse invites you to see weather as part of a world he governs, and to rest in that larger order.
Proverbs 31:21
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
(KJV)
The woman of strength is not afraid of the snow for her household, because they are clothed in scarlet. Consider who in your life needs practical care this winter, and ask God how you might provide it.
Matthew 6:26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
(KJV)
Jesus points to the birds of the air, fed by the Father without being sown or gathered. Keep this verse in your wallet or on your phone for days when money feels tight and provision feels uncertain.
Psalm 91:4
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
(KJV)
The psalmist describes God covering us with his feathers and giving refuge under his wings. Picture this shelter as you turn up the heat, light a candle, or sit near people you love on a cold evening.
Verses for Sharing Warmth With Others in Hard Seasons
Winter is often when loneliness and need become more visible. The verses in this final group call you to notice those around you and to let God’s care move through your hands and time.
Hebrews 10:24-25
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is ; but exhorting one another : and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
(KJV)
The writer urges believers to consider how to stir one another to love and good works, and not to forsake gathering together. In a season when people retreat indoors, plan one meal or visit that brings someone out of isolation.
Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
(KJV)
God speaks of sharing bread with the hungry and bringing the poor into your house. Check your local needs this winter, whether that means a coat drive, a warm drink for a neighbor, or a grocery run for someone who cannot leave home.
1 John 3:17-18
17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
(KJV)
John asks how the love of God can dwell in someone who sees a brother in need and shuts up his compassion. Choose one specific act of kindness this week and do it rather than only intending to.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
(KJV)
Paul encourages believers not to grow weary in doing good, because in due season they will reap if they do not faint. Winter can drain our energy for kindness, so ask God to renew your strength for the long, quiet work of caring.
Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
(KJV)
Paul prays that God of hope will fill you with joy and peace in believing. Use this verse as a closing prayer for someone else’s winter, speaking it over them by name whenever you think of them.
How to Use These Verses
Choose one or two verses that match the kind of winter you are living through, rather than trying to read the whole list at once. Write them on an index card, place it near your coffee maker or by your bed, and read it slowly before the day gets loud. Repetition over several weeks often helps a verse settle deeper than a single reading.
Pray the verses back to God in your own words. If Psalm 30:5 speaks to you, you might say, “Lord, I am in a night right now, and I trust that joy is coming in the morning.” Praying Scripture this way turns a cold season into an open conversation, and it keeps your attention on the One who is present in every month of the year.
A Short Prayer for winter
Lord, you set the seasons and you govern the snow, the frost, and the long nights that make winter hard. When the days feel short and my heart feels bare, remind me that you are still at work beneath the surface. Keep me warm in your presence, help me notice the people around me who need care, and let your mercies meet me fresh each morning. Teach me to trust you in the stillness until new life appears in its time. Amen.
