43 Bible Verses about Hope, Nature Of

Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he which eareth should ear in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope.

These things write I unto thee, trusting to come shortly unto thee.

If ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive: what thank shall ye have: for the very sinners, lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul that he might loose him, wherefore he called him the oftener, and communed with him.

when I shall take my journey into Spain, I will come to you. I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you after that I have somewhat enjoyed you.

But I have used none of these things. Neither wrote I these things that it should be so done unto me. For it were better for me to die than any man should take this rejoicing from me.

I will not see you now in my passage: but I trust to abide a while with you, if God shall suffer me.

We write no other things unto you, than that ye read and also know. Yea, and I trust ye shall find us unto the end even as ye have found us partly, for we are your rejoicing, even as ye are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Seeing, then, that we know how the Lord is to be feared, we fare fair with men. For we are known well enough unto God. I trust also that we are known in your consciences.

Would to God, ye could suffer me a little in my foolishness: yea, and I pray you forbear me.

I trust in the Lord Jesus for to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know what case ye stand in.

Turn again my daughters and go: for I am too old to have a husband. If I said I have hope, also if I took a man this night: yea, and though I had already borne sons?

Then she said, "Did I desire a son of my lord? Did I not say, that thou shouldest not bring me in a Fool's Paradise?"

Chasten thy son while there is hope; but let not thy soul be moved to slay him.

that I might provoke them which are my flesh: and might save some of them.

A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man; neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength.

And therefore the LORD of Hosts giveth you this warning, "Hear not the words of the prophets, that preach unto you, and deceive you: for they speak the meaning of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

Even so goeth it with all them that forget God: and even thus also shall the hypocrite's hope come to naught. His confidence shall be destroyed, for he trusteth in a spider's web.

As for the eyes of the ungodly, they shall be consumed, and not escape: their hope shall be misery and sorrow of mind."

If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.

If thou seest a man that is hasty to speak unadvised; thou mayest trust a fool more than him.

All they that came upon them, have devoured them: and their enemies said, 'We have made no fault against them, for they have displeased the LORD, yea even the LORD which is the beauty of their righteousness, and that defended their fathers.'

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not exceeding wise, and that they trust not in the uncertain riches, but in the living God, which giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy them,

Yet nevertheless, whereas I looked for good, evil happened unto me; and whereas I waited for light, there came darkness.

We looked for peace, and we fair not the better; we waited for the time of health, and lo, here is nothing but trouble.

Consider the paths of Tema, and the ways of Sheba, wherein they have put their trust. Confounded are they that put any confidence in them: For when they came to obtain the things that they looked for, they were brought to confusion.

"If a tree be cut down, there is some hope yet, that it will sprout and shoot forth the branches again; For though a root be waxen old and dead in the ground, yet when the stock getteth the scent of water, it will bud, and bring forth bows, like as when it was first planted.read more.
But as for man; when he is dead, perished and consumed away, what becometh of him? The floods when they be dried up, and the rivers when they be empty, are filled again through the flowing waters of the sea: but when man sleepeth, he riseth not again, until the heaven perish: he shall not wake up nor rise out of his sleep.

He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am undone: My hope hath he taken away from me, as it were a tree plucked up by the root.

What hope hath the hypocrite, though he have great good, and though God give him riches after his heart's desire?

For hell praiseth not thee, death doth not magnify thee. They that go down into the grave, praise not thy truth:

Honour the LORD your God herein, or he take his light from you, and before your feet stumble in darkness at the hill: lest when ye look for the light, he turn it into the shadow and darkness of death.

"Hast thou then utterly forsaken Judah?" said I, "Doest thou so abhor Zion? Or hast thou so plagued us, that we can be healed no more? We looked for peace, and there cometh no good: for the time of health, and lo, here is nothing but trouble.

I thought in myself, "I am undone; there is no hope for me in the LORD."

Moreover, he said unto me, "Thou son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, we are clean cut off.'

This shall Ashkelon see, and be afraid. Gaza shall be very sorry, so shall Ekron also, because her hope is come of confusion. For the king of Gaza shall perish; and at Ashkelon shall no man dwell.

But we trusted, that it should have been he that should have delivered Israel. And as touching all these things, today is even the third day, that they were done.

I would not, brethren, have you ignorant concerning them which are fallen asleep, that ye sorrow not as others do which have no hope.

The patient abiding of the righteous shall be turned to gladness; but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

When an ungodly man dieth, his hope is gone; the confidence of riches shall perish.

Let not thy wrath and jealousy move thee, to follow the wicked and ungodly. And why? The wicked hath nothing to hope for, and the candle of the ungodly shall be put out.

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves perfect, to take him in his words, and to deliver him unto the power, and authority of the deputy.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad. For he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him, and trusted to have seen some miracle done by him.

And when her master and mistress saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,