Bible Verses About Hope (42 Verses)
This collection has 42 Bible verses about hope: 22 from the Old Testament and 20 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (13 verses), across 17 books of Scripture.
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42 Bible Verses About Hope
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future."
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit."
"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost."
"But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint."
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
"Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh."
"Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD."
"Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God."
"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."
"let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful."
"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)"
"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:"
"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"
"and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."
"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."
"Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen."
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;"
"Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;"
"We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose."
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
"Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing."
"The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."
"Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh."
"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."
"Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness."
"The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy."
"For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."
"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope."
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,"
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,"
"being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ."
"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:"
"This I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope. It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail."
"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."
"Those who sow in tears will reap in joy."
"They that sow in tears shall reap in joy."
"Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him."
"The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him."
"Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly."
"My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up."
"I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living."
"I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living."
"My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him."
"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him."
"The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish."
"The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish."
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life."
"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life."
"He will still fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting."
"Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing."
"For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth."
"For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth."
"Besides hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspring be.”"
"Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be."
"who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God."
"Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God."
"Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you."
"And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee."
"For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning."
"For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."
"But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me."
"Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me."
"Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;"
"Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;"
“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."
"I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved."
"I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved."
"to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;"
"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:"
"Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:"
"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:"
"and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,"
"And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:"
"that being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."
"That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."
"For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees?"
"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?"
"But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience."
"But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
"Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down."
"The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 42 Bible verses about hope: 22 from the Old Testament and 20 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (13 verses), across 17 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about hope? Read 42 carefully selected Bible verses about hope, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future." Romans 15:13: "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit." Isaiah 40:31: "But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint." Full collection: 42 verses on this page (52% Old Testament, 48% New Testament).
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