# Is “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away” in the Bible?

> Yes. “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away” comes from the Bible, from Job 1:21.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/the-lord-gives-and-the-lord-takes-away
By Andrew Kittridge · November 9, 2026

Job says it, after losing his children and everything he owned in one day.

## The verse

> He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked I will go back there. Yahweh has given, and Yahweh has taken; let Yahweh’s name be blessed.”
>
> — [Job 1:21](https://www.lumin.faith/read/job/1#21) (Lumin Translation)

The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse.

## What it means there

Job tears his robe, falls to the ground and worships. The book says that in all this he did not sin or accuse God of wrong (Job 1:22).

## Common questions

### Is “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away” in the Bible?

Yes. “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away” comes from the Bible, from Job 1:21. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. Job says it, after losing his children and everything he owned in one day.

### Where in the Bible is “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away”?

In Job 1:21. In the Lumin Translation, Job 1:21 reads: “He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked I will go back there. Yahweh has given, and Yahweh has taken; let Yahweh’s name be blessed.””

### Who said “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away”?

Job says it, after losing his children and everything he owned in one day.

### What does “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away” mean in the Bible?

Job tears his robe, falls to the ground and worships. The book says that in all this he did not sin or accuse God of wrong (Job 1:22).

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