If you're sending a retirement card or hosting a retirement party for someone with a strong faith or belief in God then you may want to consider using an appropriate bible verse for your message or speech. Retirement actually features quite heavily in the bible and there are many passages that speak of old age, wisdom, working life and service. These can be useful for giving comfort to anyone feeling anxious about their retirement, or as inspiration for how to live their life without any more work. It can show that God has a plan for them, that their time of service is not over, and that He will always be with you.
Retirement Bible Verses
"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope" - Jeremiah 29:11
"I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread" - Psalm 37:25
"Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life" - Proverbs 16:31
"The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old" - Proverbs 20:29
"And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ" - Philippians 1:6
"Older men are to be sober, serious, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance. Likewise, older women are to show their reverence for God by their behavior. They are not to be gossips or addicted to alcohol, but to be examples of goodness" - Titus 2:2-3
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" - Timothy 4:7
"When his time of service was completed, he returned home" - Luke 1:23
"Even until your old age, I am the one, and I’ll carry you even until your gray hairs come. It is I who have created, and I who will carry, and it is I who will bear and save. "To whom will you compare me, count me equal, or liken me, so that I may be compared?" - Isaiah 46:4-5
"Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God’s will is - what is proper, pleasing, and perfect" - Romans 12:2
"But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God" - Acts 20:24
"I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread" - Psalms 37:25
"Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails" - Psalm 71:9
"And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home" - Luke 1:23
"Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save" - Isaiah 46:4
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go" - Joshua 1:9
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future'" - Jeremiah 29:11
"I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you" - Genesis 28:15
"Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed" - Proverbs 16:3
"The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green" - Psalm 92:12-14
"For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister" - Hebrews 6:10
"A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just" - Proverbs 13:22
