# Is “When God closes a door, he opens a window” in the Bible?

> No. “When God closes a door, he opens a window” is not in the Bible.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/when-god-closes-a-door-he-opens-a-window
By Andrew Kittridge · October 28, 2026

Revelation 3:7-8 speaks of Christ as the one who opens and no one will shut, and Proverbs 16:9 says a person plans their way, but Yahweh makes their steps firm.

Not in the Bible. Origin uncertain.

## What the Bible says instead

> To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens: I know your works. Look, I have set before you an open door that no one is able to shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
>
> — [Revelation 3:7-8](https://www.lumin.faith/read/revelation/3#7) (Lumin Translation)

> A person’s heart plans their way, but Yahweh makes their steps firm.
>
> — [Proverbs 16:9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/16#9) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “When God closes a door, he opens a window” in the Bible?

No. “When God closes a door, he opens a window” is not in the Bible. Revelation 3:7-8 speaks of Christ as the one who opens and no one will shut, and Proverbs 16:9 says a person plans their way, but Yahweh makes their steps firm.

### What does the Bible say instead?

Read Revelation 3:7-8, Proverbs 16:9. Revelation 3:7-8 speaks of Christ as the one who opens and no one will shut, and Proverbs 16:9 says a person plans their way, but Yahweh makes their steps firm.

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