250 Bible Quotes: Best KJV Verses on Faith, Love & Hope

Every verse below is quoted word-for-word from the King James Version, with its exact book, chapter, and verse reference, organized into five themes: faith, love, strength, wisdom, and hope. You can read each passage in its full context at Bible Gateway.

Bible Quotes on Faith

The Bible’s great gallery of faith runs from Abel to the prophets. These bible quotes on faith capture what it means to trust God when you cannot yet see the outcome.

1. “Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” — Mark 11:24
2. “For by it the elders obtained a good report.” — Hebrews 11:2
3. “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” — Hebrews 11:3
4. “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.” — Hebrews 11:4
5. “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.” — Hebrews 11:5
6. “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” — Matthew 17:20
7. “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” — Hebrews 11:7
8. “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.” — Hebrews 11:8
9. “By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:” — Hebrews 11:9
10. “For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” — Hebrews 11:10
11. “Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.” — Hebrews 11:11
12. “Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.” — Hebrews 11:12
13. “These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” — Hebrews 11:13
14. “For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.” — Hebrews 11:14
15. “And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.” — Hebrews 11:15
16. “But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.” — Hebrews 11:16
17. “By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,” — Hebrews 11:17
18. “Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:” — Hebrews 11:18
19. “Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.” — Hebrews 11:19
20. “By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.” — Hebrews 11:20
21. “By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.” — Hebrews 11:21
22. “By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.” — Hebrews 11:22
23. “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.” — Hebrews 11:23
24. “By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;” — Hebrews 11:24
25. “Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;” — Hebrews 11:25
26. “Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.” — Hebrews 11:26
27. “By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.” — Hebrews 11:27
28. “Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.” — Hebrews 11:28
29. “By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.” — Hebrews 11:29
30. “By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.” — Hebrews 11:30
31. “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.” — Hebrews 11:31
32. “And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:” — Hebrews 11:32
33. “Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,” — Hebrews 11:33
34. “Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.” — Hebrews 11:34
35. “Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:” — Hebrews 11:35
36. “And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:” — Hebrews 11:36
37. “They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;” — Hebrews 11:37
38. “(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.” — Hebrews 11:38
39. “And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:” — Hebrews 11:39
40. “God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.” — Hebrews 11:40
41. “But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;” — Romans 10:8
42. “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” — James 1:6
43. “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” — Romans 10:10
44. “For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.” — Romans 10:11
45. “For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.” — Romans 10:12
46. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” — Romans 10:13
47. “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” — Romans 10:14
48. “And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!” — Romans 10:15
49. “But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?” — Romans 10:16
50. “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” — Romans 10:17

Bible Quotes on Love

From the famous love chapter of 1 Corinthians 13 to the letters of John, these bible quotes on love show love as action and sacrifice, not just feeling.

1. “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.” — 1 Corinthians 13:1
2. “And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.” — 1 Corinthians 13:2
3. “And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.” — 1 Corinthians 13:3
4. “Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,” — 1 Corinthians 13:4
5. “Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;” — 1 Corinthians 13:5
6. “Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;” — 1 Corinthians 13:6
7. “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” — 1 Corinthians 13:7
8. “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.” — 1 Corinthians 13:8
9. “For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.” — 1 Corinthians 13:9
10. “But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.” — 1 Corinthians 13:10
11. “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” — 1 Corinthians 13:11
12. “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” — 1 Corinthians 13:12
13. “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” — 1 Corinthians 13:13
14. “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.” — 1 John 4:7
15. “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” — 1 John 4:8
16. “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.” — 1 John 4:9
17. “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” — 1 John 4:10
18. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” — 1 John 4:11
19. “Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” — Romans 13:10
20. “Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.” — 1 John 4:13
21. “And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.” — 1 John 4:14
22. “Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” — 1 John 4:15
23. “And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.” — Ephesians 5:2
24. “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.” — 1 John 4:17
25. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” — 1 John 4:18
26. “We love him, because he first loved us.” — 1 John 4:19
27. “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?” — 1 John 4:20
28. “And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.” — 1 John 4:21
29. “As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.” — John 15:9
30. “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.” — John 15:10
31. “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” — John 15:11
32. “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.” — John 15:12
33. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13
34. “Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” — John 15:14
35. “Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.” — John 15:15
36. “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” — John 15:16
37. “These things I command you, that ye love one another.” — John 15:17
38. “For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” — 1 John 3:11
39. “Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.” — 1 John 3:12
40. “We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.” — 1 John 3:14
41. “Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” — 1 John 3:15
42. “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” — 1 John 3:16
43. “But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?” — 1 John 3:17
44. “My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” — 1 John 3:18
45. “And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.” — 1 John 3:19
46. “For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.” — 1 John 3:20
47. “Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.” — 1 John 3:21
48. “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.” — 1 John 3:22
49. “And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.” — 1 John 3:23
50. “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” — 1 John 3:24

Bible Quotes on Strength

When you feel weak, Scripture answers with strength. These bible quotes on strength point to the true source of courage for hard days.

1. “The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.” — Psalm 18:2
2. “When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.” — Psalm 27:2
3. “Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.” — Psalm 27:3
4. “God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.” — 2 Samuel 22:33
5. “Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.” — Psalm 31:24
6. “And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.” — Psalm 27:6
7. “Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.” — Psalm 27:7
8. “When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.” — Psalm 27:8
9. “Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.” — Psalm 27:9
10. “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.” — Psalm 27:10
11. “Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.” — Psalm 27:11
12. “Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.” — Psalm 27:12
13. “I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.” — Psalm 27:13
14. “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” — Psalm 27:14
15. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” — Psalm 46:1
16. “Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;” — Psalm 46:2
17. “My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.” — Psalm 73:26
18. “There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.” — Psalm 46:4
19. “God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.” — Psalm 46:5
20. “The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.” — Psalm 46:6
21. “The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.” — Psalm 46:7
22. “Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.” — Psalm 46:8
23. “He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.” — Psalm 46:9
24. “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” — Psalm 46:10
25. “Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:” — Isaiah 26:4
26. “But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.” — Psalm 59:16
27. “I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” — Psalm 91:2
28. “Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.” — Psalm 91:3
29. “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” — Psalm 91:4
30. “Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:” — Psalm 144:1
31. “Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.” — Psalm 91:6
32. “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.” — Psalm 91:7
33. “Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.” — Psalm 91:8
34. “Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;” — Psalm 91:9
35. “There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.” — Psalm 91:10
36. “The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.” — Exodus 15:2
37. “They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.” — Psalm 91:12
38. “Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.” — Psalm 91:13
39. “Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.” — Psalm 91:14
40. “He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.” — Psalm 91:15
41. “With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.” — Psalm 91:16
42. “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” — Isaiah 40:28
43. “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” — Isaiah 40:29
44. “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” — Deuteronomy 31:6
45. “Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.” — 1 Chronicles 16:11
46. “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” — Joshua 1:9
47. “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” — Ephesians 6:10
48. “The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.” — Habakkuk 3:19
49. “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” — Isaiah 41:10
50. “Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” — Nehemiah 8:10

Bible Quotes on Wisdom

The book of Proverbs is the Bible’s wisdom library. These bible quotes on wisdom gather its sharpest sayings for everyday decisions.

1. “My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:” — Proverbs 3:1
2. “For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.” — Proverbs 3:2
3. “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:” — Proverbs 3:3
4. “So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.” — Proverbs 3:4
5. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” — James 1:5
6. “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3:6
7. “Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.” — Proverbs 3:7
8. “It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.” — Proverbs 3:8
9. “Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:” — Proverbs 3:9
10. “So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” — Proverbs 3:10
11. “My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:” — Proverbs 3:11
12. “For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.” — Proverbs 3:12
13. “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.” — Proverbs 3:13
14. “For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.” — Proverbs 3:14
15. “She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.” — Proverbs 3:15
16. “Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.” — Proverbs 3:16
17. “Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” — Proverbs 3:17
18. “She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.” — Proverbs 3:18
19. “Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.” — Ecclesiastes 2:13
20. “By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.” — Proverbs 3:20
21. “My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:” — Proverbs 3:21
22. “So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.” — Proverbs 3:22
23. “Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.” — Proverbs 3:23
24. “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.” — Proverbs 3:24
25. “Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.” — Proverbs 3:25
26. “For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.” — Proverbs 3:26
27. “Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.” — Proverbs 3:27
28. “Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.” — Proverbs 3:28
29. “Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.” — Proverbs 3:29
30. “Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.” — Proverbs 3:30
31. “Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.” — Proverbs 3:31
32. “For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.” — Proverbs 3:32
33. “The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.” — Proverbs 3:33
34. “Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.” — Proverbs 3:34
35. “The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.” — Proverbs 3:35
36. “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.” — Proverbs 4:1
37. “For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.” — Proverbs 4:2
38. “For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.” — Proverbs 4:3
39. “He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.” — Proverbs 4:4
40. “Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.” — Proverbs 4:5
41. “Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.” — Proverbs 4:6
42. “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” — Proverbs 4:7
43. “Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.” — Proverbs 4:8
44. “She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.” — Proverbs 4:9
45. “Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.” — Proverbs 4:10
46. “I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.” — Proverbs 4:11
47. “When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.” — Proverbs 4:12
48. “Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.” — Proverbs 4:13
49. “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.” — Proverbs 4:14
50. “Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” — Proverbs 4:15

Bible Quotes on Hope

Hope is the Bible’s answer to despair. These bible quotes on hope anchor the soul when circumstances shift and the future looks dark.

1. “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?” — Romans 8:24
2. “And patience, experience; and experience, hope:” — Romans 5:4
3. “Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.” — Romans 8:21
4. “For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.” — Job 14:7
5. “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” — Romans 8:37
6. “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,” — Romans 8:38
7. “Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” — Romans 8:39
8. “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.” — Lamentations 3:22
9. “They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” — Lamentations 3:23
10. “The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.” — Lamentations 3:24
11. “The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.” — Lamentations 3:25
12. “It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.” — Lamentations 3:26
13. “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.” — Lamentations 3:21
14. “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” — Psalm 42:11
15. “I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.” — Psalm 130:5
16. “Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.” — Psalm 130:7
17. “For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.” — Psalm 9:18
18. “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;” — 1 Peter 1:13
19. “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” — Romans 5:5
20. “Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;” — Psalm 33:18
21. “Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.” — Psalm 33:20
22. “For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.” — Psalm 33:21
23. “Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.” — Psalm 33:22
24. “For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.” — Psalm 71:5
25. “But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.” — Psalm 71:14
26. “Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;” — Zechariah 9:12
27. “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.” — Jeremiah 17:7
28. “For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.” — Jeremiah 17:8
29. “But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:8
30. “Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.” — Psalm 16:9
31. “The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.” — Psalm 147:11
32. “And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.” — Isaiah 8:17
33. “Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.” — Psalm 25:5
34. “And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.” — Psalm 39:7
35. “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.” — Psalm 62:5
36. “That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” — Titus 3:7
37. “For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.” — Proverbs 23:18
38. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” — Isaiah 26:3
39. “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” — Isaiah 43:2
40. “Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.” — Micah 7:7
41. “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;” — Romans 12:12
42. “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” — Romans 15:4
43. “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;” — Titus 1:2
44. “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” — 1 John 3:2
45. “And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.” — 1 John 3:3
46. “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:” — Colossians 1:27
47. “The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,” — Ephesians 1:18
48. “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” — Titus 2:13
49. “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)” — Hebrews 10:23
50. “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;” — 2 Corinthians 4:17

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some powerful bible quotes on faith?

Start with Mark 11:24, Matthew 17:20 on faith like a grain of mustard seed, and Romans 10:17. The faith section above collects 50 verses on trusting God.

Which bible quotes are about love?

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 on charity, 1 John 4:8 declaring that God is love, and John 15:13 on laying down your life for your friends. All 50 love verses are listed above.

What Bible verse gives strength in hard times?

Readers return again and again to Psalm 46:1, Nehemiah 8:10 on the joy of the LORD as strength, and Deuteronomy 31:6. The strength section has 50 such verses.

Are these bible quotes from the King James Version?

Yes. Every one of the 250 verses is quoted verbatim from the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain, with exact chapter-and-verse references.

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