Here is our list of Bible verses on hope. It doesn’t include every verse in the Bible on hope, but the clearest and most popular were handpicked. These verses can help us all learn what Scripture says about being hopeful so that we can look positively towards the future. All verses are ASV since it is in the public domain and legal to copy.

List of Bible Verses on Hope

1 Corinthians 13:13

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Romans 15:13

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 12:12

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer

Psalms 39:7

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

Romans 5:2-5

Through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope: and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Proverbs 23:18

For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

Psalm 71:14

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

Psalm 71:5

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou art my trust from my youth.

Psalm 43:5

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 help of my countenance, and my God.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Romans 8:24-25

For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth? But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

1 Peter 3:15

But sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear

Psalm 130:7

O Israel, hope in Jehovah; For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness, And with him is plenteous redemption.

2 Corinthians 3:12

Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech

Romans 5:4

And stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope

Titus 1:2

In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal

Titus 3:7

That, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 6:18

That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us

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