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Bible Verses About Hope

Hope is not wishful thinking — it is confidence anchored in God's character. These verses lift the eyes past the present moment to the One who keeps every promise.

These Bible verses about hope are 17 passages from the King James Version (KJV) — gathered to read slowly, pray over, and return to.

  1. 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.

    Romans 15:13

  2. 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.

    Jeremiah 29:11

  3. 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

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

    Psalms 39:7

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

    Psalms 71:14

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

    Hebrews 11:1

  7. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

    Lamentations 3:21

  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. 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.

    Psalms 42:11

  11. 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

  12. But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

    Romans 8:25

  13. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

    Proverbs 23:18

  14. 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.

    Isaiah 40:31

  15. I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

    Psalms 130:5

  16. Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

    Hebrews 6:19

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

    Micah 7:7

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about hope?
Scripture returns to hope again and again. This page gathers 17 of its clearest King James Version passages in one place, so you can read and reflect on them slowly.
What is a good Bible verse for hope?
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.”
How many Bible verses about hope are in this collection?
17 King James Version (KJV) verses, hand-picked and arranged so you can read them in a few quiet minutes.
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