34 Bible Verses about Hope

The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord
And whose trust is the Lord.

For You are my hope;
O Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth.

Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who hope in the Lord.

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Ashkelon will see it and be afraid.
Gaza too will writhe in great pain;
Also Ekron, for her expectation has been confounded.
Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,

remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

The hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked perishes.

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,

The hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked perishes.

“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”

“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?

He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”

"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And whose trust is the LORD. "For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit.

Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who hope in the Lord.

The Lord favors those who fear Him,
Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope,

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

Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man, For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why are you disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.

“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I have hope in Him.”

“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,

The hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked perishes.

“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope,

If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.

constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

“For Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.

to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

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

For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

“Then I will give her her vineyards from there,
And the valley of Achor as a door of hope.
And she will sing there as in the days of her youth,
As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.

Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope;
This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

But as for me, I will hope continually,
And will praise You yet more and more.

through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.

rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,

who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in You.

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”

having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

But perceiving that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, “Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!”

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,

so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

"For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life? "Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him? "Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?

"Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water? "While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant. "So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,

constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech,

For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

"O Lord, by these things men live, And in all these is the life of my spirit; O restore me to health and let me live! "Lo, for my own welfare I had great bitterness; It is You who has kept my soul from the pit of nothingness, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back. "For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

The hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked perishes.

The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel

The hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked perishes.

For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

"Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast. "So the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, 'Behold, such is our hope, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and we, how shall we escape?'"

For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;

There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;

When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO REPROACHED YOU FELL ON ME." read more.
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Kaph.
My soul languishes for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

I shall delight in Your statutes;
I shall not forget Your word.

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

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,
And in His word do I hope.

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

(for the Law made nothing perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”

For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?

but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.

"And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; the promise to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly serve God night and day And for this hope, O King, I am being accused by Jews.

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in You.

having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

The woman *said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.”

the promise to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly serve God night and day. And for this hope, O King, I am being accused by Jews.

Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ,

I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.”

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

At that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?

For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?

And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.