Bible Verses About Hope

The Bible describes hope as a confident waiting, not a vague wish. Romans 15:13 calls God the God of hope and asks that readers overflow with hope; Jeremiah 29:11 speaks of thoughts of peace and a future; and Hebrews 6:19 calls hope an anchor of the soul.

Verses

Romans 15:13. Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Jeremiah 29:11. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Hebrews 6:19. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil,

Hebrews 11:1. Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Romans 5:3–5. 3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Psalm 42:11. Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

Isaiah 40:31. but those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

Lamentations 3:21–23. 21 This I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope. 22 It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail. 23 They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

1 Peter 1:3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Romans 12:12. rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,

Psalm 71:5. For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

Psalm 33:18. Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,

Psalm 130:5. I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Romans 8:24–25. 24 For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? 25 But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.

Colossians 1:27. to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Titus 2:13. looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Proverbs 23:18. Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.