Bible Verses About Hope

10 verses · KJV

Hope in Scripture is not wishful thinking; it is confident expectation anchored in the character of God. Even when circumstances give no reason for it, these verses point past the moment to a future already held in faithful hands. They are for the times you need to be reminded that this is not how the story ends.

Romans 15:13

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.

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Jeremiah 29:11

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.

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Romans 5:3-5

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 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.

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Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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Lamentations 3:22-24

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

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Isaiah 40:31

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.

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Psalms 39:7

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

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Psalms 71:14

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

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Romans 8:24-25

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 we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

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Micah 7:7

Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

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What does the Bible say about hope?

Hope in Scripture is not wishful thinking; it is confident expectation anchored in the character of God. Even when circumstances give no reason for it, these verses point past the moment to a future already held in faithful hands. They are for the times you need to be reminded that this is not how the story ends.

What is a good Bible verse for hope?

Romans 15:13 is one of the most turned-to passages on hope. It appears below alongside the other verses on this page, each shown in full so you can sit with the whole thought rather than a fragment.

How can journaling help with hope?

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