What Does the Bible Say About Hope? 43+ Uplifting Verses

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

"Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord."

"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."

"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have."

"And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."

"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain."

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."

"The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love."

"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope."

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."

"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

"This I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail."

"Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy."

"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him."

"In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly."

"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

"I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

"Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him."

"The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing."

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."

"He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy."

"For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth."

"Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him."

"Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.'"

"Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God."

"And now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you."

"Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."

"But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me."

"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment."

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me."

"I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken."

"To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."

"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope."

"And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus."

"So that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life."

"In this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?"

"But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."

"The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down."