Bible verses about hope, gathered from the King James Version (KJV) to read slowly, pray over, and return to.
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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.
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.
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.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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.
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
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.
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.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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.
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
More on Bible Verses About Hope
Biblical hope is not crossed fingers; it is settled confidence in God’s character. Hebrews 6:19 calls it “an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast,” and Romans 15:13 prays that God “fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope.” What makes the hope strong is its object — not our circumstances, but the One who keeps his word.
Some of the most quoted hope verses come out of hard places. Jeremiah 29:11 — “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” — was written to exiles. Lamentations 3:21-23 finds hope precisely by remembering that God’s “compassions fail not… they are new every morning.”
These verses lift the eyes past the present moment. As Isaiah 40:31 promises, “they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength… they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about hope?
The Bible describes hope as confident trust in God’s promises. Hebrews 6:19 calls it an anchor for the soul, Romans 15:13 names God “the God of hope,” and Romans 8:24-25 says hope waits patiently for what is not yet seen.
What is the best Bible verse about hope?
Jeremiah 29:11 is among the most beloved: “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.” Romans 15:13 and Isaiah 40:31 are close favorites.
How is biblical hope different from wishful thinking?
Wishful thinking is uncertain; biblical hope is confident expectation grounded in God’s faithfulness. Hebrews 11:1 ties it to faith, and Hebrews 6:19 calls it “sure and stedfast” — secured by God’s character rather than by chance.