These are verses people look up most often, from John 3:16 and Philippians 4:13 to Jeremiah 29:11 and Psalm 23. Each page gives the text in the King James Version and the World English Bible (both public domain), explains what the verse means in its setting, and suggests a practical way to apply it. Verses are grouped by theme below. For a fully random verse, use the Bible verse randomizer.
Bible Verses About Courage
- Isaiah 41:10 – Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee…
- Joshua 1:9 – Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whith…
- 2 Timothy 1:7 – For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
- Psalm 27:1 – The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- Deuteronomy 31:6 – Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail th…
- Acts 1:8 – But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæ…
Bible Verses About Faith
- Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- Ephesians 2:8-9 – For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
- Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
- John 14:6 – Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
- Matthew 5:16 – Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
- Romans 10:9 – That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shal…
- Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Galatians 2:20 – I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by th…
- Luke 1:37 – For with God nothing shall be impossible.
- Mark 9:23 – Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
- Hebrews 13:8 – Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
- Hebrews 12:1-2 – Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so ea…
- Joshua 24:15 – And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that wer…
- Matthew 18:20 – For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
- John 1:1 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Ephesians 3:20 – Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
- Philippians 1:6 – Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
- Revelation 3:20 – Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he wi…
Bible Verses About Family
- Proverbs 22:6 – Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Bible Verses About Forgiveness
- Psalm 51:10 – Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
- Ephesians 4:32 – And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
- Colossians 3:12-14 – Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearin…
- 1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
- Romans 8:1 – There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Bible Verses About Friendship
- Proverbs 27:17 – Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- Philippians 2:3-4 – Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man o…
- Hebrews 10:24-25 – And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of…
Bible Verses About Gratitude
- Psalm 139:14 – I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
- Psalm 103:1-2 – Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Bible Verses About Grief
- Psalm 34:18 – The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Bible Verses About Guidance
- Psalm 119:105 – Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
- Matthew 28:19-20 – Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to ob…
- Proverbs 16:3 – Commit thy works unto the LORD , and thy thoughts shall be established.
- Micah 6:8 – He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly wi…
Bible Verses About Healing
- Isaiah 53:5 – But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his strip…
Bible Verses About Hope
- Jeremiah 29:11 – 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.
- Romans 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
- Lamentations 3:22-23 – It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulnes…
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
- Psalm 30:5 – For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
- John 10:10 – The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more a…
- 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.
- Revelation 21:4 – And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any …
Bible Verses About Joy
- Psalm 37:4 – Delight thyself also in the LORD ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
- Psalm 118:24 – This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
- Zephaniah 3:17 – The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy ove…
- Psalm 16:11 – Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
- Matthew 5:3-6 – Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are t…
Bible Verses About Love
- John 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life…
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, se…
- Romans 5:8 – But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
- Galatians 5:22-23 – But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no …
- Romans 8:38-39 – For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor he…
- 1 John 4:19 – We love him, because he first loved us.
- Deuteronomy 6:5 – And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
- Matthew 22:37-39 – Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first an…
- Luke 6:31 – And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
- John 13:34 – A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Bible Verses About Patience
- James 1:2-3 – My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this , that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1 – To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
- Galatians 6:9 – And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Bible Verses About Peace
- Psalm 23:1-4 – The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth m…
- Philippians 4:6-7 – Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the pe…
- Matthew 11:28 – Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it b…
- 1 Peter 5:7 – Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
- Matthew 6:34 – Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil th…
- Psalm 46:10 – Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
- Isaiah 26:3 – Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
- Numbers 6:24-26 – The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon…
- John 16:33 – These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have ov…
Bible Verses About Prayer
- Matthew 7:7 – Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
- Psalm 19:14 – Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD , my strength, and my redeemer.
- Jeremiah 33:3 – Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 – If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I…
Bible Verses About Protection
- Psalm 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalm 91:1-2 – He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD , He is my refuge…
- Psalm 121:1-2 – I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD , which made heaven and earth.
- Proverbs 18:10 – The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
- Isaiah 43:2 – When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through t…
Bible Verses About Strength
- Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
- Isaiah 40:31 – 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…
- Ephesians 6:10-11 – Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand aga…
- Colossians 3:23 – And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
- James 4:7 – Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- Psalm 73:26 – My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
- John 15:5 – I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothin…
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 – There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye ar…
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 – And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory…
Bible Verses About Trust
- Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy …
- Matthew 6:33 – But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Philippians 4:19 – But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
- Exodus 14:14 – The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
- Psalm 55:22 – Cast thy burden upon the LORD , and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- Genesis 50:20 – But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
- Isaiah 55:8-9 – For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD . For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are …
Bible Verses About Wisdom
- Romans 12:2 – And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,…
- 1 Samuel 16:7 – But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth …
- Psalm 90:12 – So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
- Proverbs 4:23 – Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
- John 8:32 – And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
- 2 Timothy 3:16 – All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
- Hebrews 4:12 – For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, a…
- James 1:5 – If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.