And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. ~ Genesis 2:7 

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. ~ Job 32:8

Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath. ~ Psalms 39:5

Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away. ~ Psalms 144:4

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city. ~ Proverbs 16:32

The breath of man is a lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner parts of the heart. ~ Proverbs 20:27

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 

~ Ecclesiastes 12:7

Thus says God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it. ~ Isaiah 42:5

For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone – gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny! ~ Daniel 5:23

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. ~ Jesus (John 3:6)

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. ~ Jesus (John 14:26)

Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me I also send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” ~ John 20:21, 22

Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. ~ Saint Paul (Romans 8:14)

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. ~ Saint Paul (2 Corinthians 3:17)

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead. ~ James 2:26