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Bible Verses About Hope
Hope that anchors the soul, especially in hard times.
58 verses · curated by hand
Psalms 23:1
"A Psalm by David. Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing."
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In chapterJohn 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."
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In chapterRomans 8:28
"We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose."
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In chapterPsalms 23:4
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
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In chapterIsaiah 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."
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In chapterLamentations 3:22-23
"It is because of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn't fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness."
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In chapterJeremiah 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 latter end."
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In chapterJohn 16:33
"I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”"
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In chapter1 Corinthians 13:13
"But now faith, hope, and love remain — these three. The greatest of these is love."
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In chapter2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new."
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In chapterProverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
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In chapterPsalm 42:11
"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."
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In chapterGenesis 50:20
"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is today, to save many people alive."
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In chapterPsalms 37:4
"Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
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In chapterIsaiah 9:6
"For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
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In chapterIsaiah 43:2
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you."
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In chapterLamentations 3:23
"They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
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In chapterJohn 11:25
"Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies."
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In chapterRomans 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."
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In chapter1 Corinthians 13:7
"bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
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In chapterRevelation 21:4
"He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”"
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In chapterHebrews 6:19
"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."
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In chapterPsalms 27:14
"Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh."
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In chapterPsalms 30:5
"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."
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In chapterPsalms 42:11
"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."
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In chapterPsalms 121:1
"A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?"
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In chapterJeremiah 17:7
"“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh."
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In chapterRomans 8:18
"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us."
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In chapterRomans 12:12
"rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;"
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In chapter2 Corinthians 4:17
"For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;"
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In chapterPhilippians 1:6
"being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ."
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In chapter1 Peter 5:10
"But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you."
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In chapterGenesis 28:15
"Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”"
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In chapterJob 19:25
"But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth."
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In chapterPsalms 143:8
"Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you."
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In chapterRomans 5:3
"Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;"
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In chapterRomans 5:5
"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."
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In chapter2 Corinthians 4:16
"Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day."
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In chapterPhilippians 3:13
"Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,"
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In chapterPhilippians 3:14
"I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
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In chapterHebrews 10:23
"let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful."
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In chapterJames 1:2
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,"
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In chapter1 Peter 3:15
"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:"
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In chapterRevelation 21:3
"I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God."
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In chapterRevelation 21:5
"He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”"
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In chapterGenesis 9:13
"I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth."
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In chapterJoel 2:25
"I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you."
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In chapterMicah 7:7
"But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me."
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In chapterRomans 15:4
"For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."
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In chapter2 Timothy 4:8
"From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing."
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In chapter1 Peter 1:3
"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,"
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In chapter1 Peter 1:6
"Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,"
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In chapterJude 1:24
"Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,"
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In chapterFrom the wider Bible
More verses about hope in Scripture
145 passages mentioning “hope” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.
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Ruth 1:12
“Go back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, ‘I have hope,’ if I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons;”
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Ruth 1:13
“would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me seriously for your sakes, for Yahweh’s hand has gone out against me.””
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Ezra 10:2
“Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.”
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Esther 9:1
“Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king’s commandment and his decree came near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it was turned out the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),”
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Job 4:6
“Isn’t your piety your confidence? Isn’t the integrity of your ways your hope?”
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Job 5:16
“So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.”
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Job 6:11
“What is my strength, that I should wait? What is my end, that I should be patient?”
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Job 6:20
“They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded.”
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Job 7:6
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.”
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Job 8:13
“So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man shall perish,”
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Job 8:14
“Whose confidence shall break apart, Whose trust is a spider’s web.”
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Job 11:18
“You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.”
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Job 11:20
“But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.””
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Job 13:15
“Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.”
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Job 14:7
““For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.”
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Job 14:19
“The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.”
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Job 17:15
“where then is my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?”
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Job 19:10
“He has broken me down on every side, and I am gone. My hope he has plucked up like a tree.”
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Job 27:8
“For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?”
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Job 31:24
““If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’”
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