"But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. … So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. … I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you. You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. … Noah did everything just as God commanded him. … Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."""
— Genesis 6:8-9; 6:13-14, 17-19, 22; 8:20-22 (NIV)
People who search bible verses about Noah want Scripture on Noach — Noah who found favor, built the ark just as God commanded, and raised an altar when the flood waters receded — not only faith alone, obedience alone, or trust alone as generic themes. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about obedience, Bible verses about trust, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about deliverance, Bible verses about prayer, Bible verses about Aaron, Bible verses about Miriam, Bible verses about Moses, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, and Bible verse of the day. Noah here means the man of Genesis 6–9 — distinct from generic faith lists and from Aaron or Miriam exclusives alone.
Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, נֹחַ Noach (Strong's H5146; Bible Hub H5146) — Noah ("rest"). In Genesis 6 he finds favor and builds the ark; in Genesis 7 he enters; in Genesis 8 he builds an altar and hears the never-again word. This list tracks that Noah inventory — not faith-alone twelve or obedience-alone twelve.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 6 presses Noah finding favor, walking with God, and building the ark as God commanded (Bible Hub MHC Genesis 6; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Genesis 6). (Faith, obedience, and trust pages live elsewhere; this list centers Noah.)
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12 Bible verses about Noah
Genesis 5:28-29. "When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed."" Named Noah — he will comfort us. See Bible verses about hope.
Genesis 6:8-9. "But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God." Found favor — walked with God. See Bible verses about faith.
Genesis 6:13-14. "So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out."" Make yourself an ark — pitch inside and out. See Bible verses about obedience.
Genesis 6:17-18. "I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you." Covenant with you — enter the ark. See Bible verses about trust.
Genesis 6:22. "Noah did everything just as God commanded him." Everything — just as God commanded. See Bible verses about obedience.
Genesis 7:1. "The Lord then said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation."" Go into the ark — found righteous. See Bible verses about faith.
Genesis 7:15-16. "Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark. The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in." The Lord shut him in. See Bible verses about trust.
Genesis 8:1. "But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded." God remembered Noah — waters receded. See Bible verses about hope.
Genesis 8:20-22. "Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."" Altar — never again; seasons endure. See Bible verses about worship.
Genesis 9:8-13. "Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: "I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth." And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth."" Rainbow — sign of the covenant. See Bible verses about hope.
Hebrews 11:7. "By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith." By faith Noah — ark for things not yet seen. See Bible verses about faith.
2 Peter 2:5. "if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;" Noah — preacher of righteousness. See Bible verses about deliverance.
What Noah's Story Teaches About Faith and Obedience
Noah walked with God. Genesis 6:8-9 says he found favor in the eyes of the Lord and walked faithfully with God in his generation.
He built the ark before he saw rain. God warned him about a flood that had not come yet. Noah trusted God's word and did everything just as God commanded him (Genesis 6:22). Hebrews 11:7, listed above, points to that same faith: he was warned about things not yet seen, and he built anyway.
God remembered Noah. Genesis 8:1 says that while Noah was in the ark, God remembered him and those with him, and the waters receded.
The rainbow is a promise of mercy. Genesis 9:8-13 says God set his rainbow in the clouds as the sign of the covenant. He promised never again to destroy all life by a flood. The bow still says that mercy holds.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse when you need Noah — not twelve as a grind. If you need favor and walking with God, start at Genesis 6:8–9. If you need the ark command and obedience, open Genesis 6:13–22. If you need the altar and never-again word, open Genesis 8:20–22. For Aaron the high priest, open Bible verses about Aaron. For Miriam who sang at the sea, open Bible verses about Miriam. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse about Noah?
Genesis 6:8–9 is the clear starting place; Genesis 6:13–22 and 8:20–22 press the ark command and the altar covenant.
How do Bible verses about Noah differ from faith alone?
Faith pages gather trusting God in general. This list centers Noah — favor, ark, flood, and rainbow.
What Hebrew word sits under Noah?
Noach (H5146) — Noah ("rest").
Why isn't a generic obedience list the exclusive center of this page?
Those exclusive obedience leads stay on the obedience hub so the lists stay distinct (this page owns the Noah ark and covenant inventory above).
How is Noah different from Moses alone?
Moses pages gather the bush and the Red Sea. This list centers Noah who built the ark and received the rainbow covenant.
Why did God choose Noah?
Genesis 6:8-9 says Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. He was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. Genesis 7:1 says God found him righteous in that generation.
What does the rainbow mean?
Genesis 9:8-13 says the rainbow is the sign of God's covenant with Noah, his descendants, and every living creature. God promised never again to destroy all life by the waters of a flood. It is a promise of mercy for every generation.
What does the New Testament say about Noah?
Hebrews 11:7, already listed above, says that by faith Noah built an ark to save his family when he was warned about things not yet seen, and that he became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. 2 Peter 2:5 calls him a preacher of righteousness whom God protected.
