# Is “At their wits’ end” in the Bible?

> Yes. “At their wits’ end” is in the Bible, at Psalm 107:27.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/at-their-wits-end
By Andrew Kittridge · November 9, 2026

The psalm says it about sailors caught in a storm.

## The verse

> They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was swallowed up.
>
> — [Psalm 107:27](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/107#27) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently.

## What it means there

They have run out of skill and ideas. Then they cry out to God, and he stills the storm (Psalm 107:28-29). Today “at my wits’ end” means not knowing what to do next.

## Common questions

### Is “At their wits’ end” in the Bible?

Yes. “At their wits’ end” is in the Bible, at Psalm 107:27. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. The psalm says it about sailors caught in a storm.

### Where in the Bible is “At their wits’ end”?

In Psalm 107:27. In the Lumin Translation, Psalm 107:27 reads: “They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was swallowed up.”

### Who said “At their wits’ end”?

The psalm says it about sailors caught in a storm.

### What does “At their wits’ end” mean in the Bible?

They have run out of skill and ideas. Then they cry out to God, and he stills the storm (Psalm 107:28-29). Today “at my wits’ end” means not knowing what to do next.

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