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Bible Verses About Prophecy

December 25, 2019 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

There are many Bible Verses About Prophecy worth knowing. Having said this, one might ask, “what is prophecy? or what does it mean to prophesy?“ In simple terms, to prophesy is to speak prophecy. Prophecy is the noun and prophesy is the verb. When asked for the basic definition of prophecy, we can say without doubt that “it is a message from God.” Thus, to prophesy is to proclaim a message from God. They one who carries-out this task is referred to as a Prophet. Even though foretelling is often associated with prophecy, revealing the future is not necessarily a must-be element of prophecy. However, due to the fact that God clearly knows the future, any authoritative word about the future must of necessity be a prophecy, a divinely inspired message from God.

In the Old Testament of the Bible, we can read about prophets who simply spoke their divinely received messages to a king or to the people (e.g., Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, and Elisha). In later times, God sent forth a series of “writing prophets.” The messages of the “writing prophets” are preserved in Scripture (e.g., Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, and Malachi). For most cases, the “writing prophets” would preface their utterances with words like “this is what the Lord says” (NIV) or “thus saith the Lord” (KJV). This is an indication that God had communicated something to the prophets who stood to speak directly for Him to the people. Let’s support this point by reading from 2 Peter 1:21 – “For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

Bible Verses About Prophecy

Deuteronomy teaches us about two signs of a true prophet. First, a true prophet must not direct people to follow other gods. Second, when a true prophet speaks what he hears from God about the future, it will come to pass except God changes His mind (Jonah 3:10). God always backup the words of a true prophet and does not allow his words to fall on the ground without a reason. However, God remains the Sovereign ruler and sole decision maker. He does as He likes for the Scripture tells us that God is not a respecter of men. He commanded Prophet Jonah to proclaim the message that “In forty days Nineveh would be destroyed for its wicked and evil ways” (Jonah 3:4).

Prophet Jonah proclaimed the message and upon hearing it, the King, all his subjects, and even the animals in the land were forbidden to eat. The king called all his subjects to fast and pray earnestly to God as they abandon their wicked and evil ways with hope that God might change His mind about punishing them. God saw their sincerity and changed His mind about the punishment (Jonah 3:10). This did not make Jonah a false prophet. God even rebuked Jonah for questioning Him about the prophecy not coming to pass (Jonah 4:4). Thus, we are not very OK with the saying that “if a prophet’s prediction fail to come to pass, he is a false prophet.” A true prophet of God can proclaim a message that God has not spoken (Deuteronomy 18:22) but has allowed it to happen so (read 1 King 22:20 -25 ).

What does the Scripture say about Prophecy?

The Scripture tells us how God would often give the Prophet a message about something that would happen in the short term, to give him credibility on the more long-term message. A good example to better explain what we are trying to say here is that of Prophet Jeremiah when he told the leaders of Judah that the nation would be conquered by Babylon. Another “prophet,” a charlatan by name Hananiah, stood up against Prophet Jeremiah’s message claiming that God had given him a different message, thereby proving that Jeremiah was a false prophet. Upon hearing this, Jeremiah told Hananiah that within a year he, Hananiah, would be dead, and within a year Hananiah died (Jeremiah 28). This high level of prophetic accuracy in predicting the future gave more credibility to Jeremiah’s other prophecies.

In the New Testament of the Bible, John the Baptist proclaims that the Kingdom of God is near as the Messiah is already in the midst of Israel’s children. He further identifies Jesus as the Messiah meaning the “Anointed One” or “Promised Savior.” In the New Testament we also hear about Prophets and their accomplishments (1 Corinthians 12:27-31; Acts 13:1; Acts 11:27-28; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Corinthians 14:2,3; Ephesians 2:20; Acts 21:10; Acts 21:9; and Revelation 19:10). Still in the New Testament, we perceive Apostles walking in the prophetic role as they spoke directly and authoritative for God. The words that were spoken by the Apostles are preserved today in Scripture. Ephesians 2:20 points to the Apostles and Prophets as being the very foundation of the Church, with Jesus Christ in place as the cornerstone.

Facts about Prophecy

Behold, prophecy is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit (Romans 12:6–8). Today, some people hold that the gift of prophecy continues while others hold that it ceased when the foundation period of the church was complete. 1 Corinthians 12-14 happens to be the longest New Testament passage relating to the gift of prophecy in details. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit will be with His followers forever (John 14:16). Apostle Paul knowing the the Holy Spirit was to be with the followers of Jesus Christ for all times wrote saying that “The Spirit’s presence is shown in some way in each person for the good of all” (1 Corinthians 12:7). The manifestation of the Holy Spirit in us is perceived through its gifts for the good of God’s people (1 Corinthians 12).

Apostle Paul wrote much on the gift of prophecy and speaking in tongues to the Church at Corinth upon hearing that they were misusing the gifts. One problem they had was that whenever believers gathered, too many prophets were speaking at the same time. That is, they were interrupting each other to boot. Apostle Paul called them to order by saying that whenever they gather, at most two or three prophets should speak, and they should do so one at a time. Apostle Paul further calls on the other spiritually mature individuals in the Christian gathering to evaluate what the prophet says (1 Corinthians 14:29–31). Perhaps the best understanding here is that some believers in Corinth thought that they were getting a divinely inspired word directly from God, but they could have been wrong; therefore, they needed to submit their prophecies to the judgement of the Church.

What you should know about Prophecy

Unlike the Old Testament, if a New Testament prophecy is found contradicting the Scripture or the Revelatory Teachings of Jesus Christ (Gospel), such is considered contrary to sound doctrine and should be rejected. It is in this light that Revelation 19:10 tells us that the testimony of Jesus Christ is the spirit of prophecy. Hence, no teaching contrary to that of Christ should ever be welcomed by His followers. Also read the Key Teachings of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 19:9-10 – “Then the angel said to me, “Write this: happy are those who have been invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And the angel added, “These are the true words of God.” I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do it! I am a servant together with you and with your fellow-believers, all those who hold to the truth that Jesus revealed. Worship God!” For the truth that Jesus revealed is what inspires the prophets.” Jesus said “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many” (Matthew 24:11). Here, Jesus did not say “all prophets who will come after me are false” neither did He point to the end of the prophetic office. However, we are certain that any prophet who rises with a message different from the testimony of Jesus Christ is not of God.

Best Bible Verses About Prophecy

1 Corinthians 13:2 – “If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.”

2 Peter 1:21 – “For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 – “But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.”

Amos 3:7 – “Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.”

1 John 4:1 – “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

2 Kings 20:5 – “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord.’”

Matthew 7:12 – “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

Matthew 7:15 – “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”

Ephesians 2:19-20 – “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.”

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Prophecy

Acts 19:5-6 – “On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.”

1 John 4:4 – “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”

Isaiah 7:14 – “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”

Romans 3:21-22 – “But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile.”

Matthew 1:22-23 – “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).”

Zechariah 9:9 – “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Matthew 5:17 – “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”

2 Peter 1:21 – “For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

Amos 3:7 – “For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.“

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Prophecy

Acts 2:16-21 – “But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke; the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day. …”

1 Corinthians 14:3 – “On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.“

2 Peter 2:1-22 – “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; …“

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Prophecy

Joel 2:28-32 – ““And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit. “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.”

1 John 2:18 – “Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.”

1 Corinthians 14:1 – “Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.”

Micah 5:2 – “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”

Isaiah 46:10 – “Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’“

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Prophecy

Deuteronomy 18:18-22 – “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him. But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.’ And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?’— when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. …“

1 Corinthians 12:4-11 – “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, …”

Acts 13:27 – “For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.”

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Prophecy

Isaiah 7:14 – “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 – “Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.”

Ezekiel 34:1 – “The word of the Lord came to me:”

Acts 2:30 – “Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,”

Acts 2:25-28 – For David says concerning him, “‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’”

John 13:18 – “I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’“

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Prophecy

Hebrews 8:8-12 – “For he finds fault with them when he says: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, …”“

Luke 7:27 – This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’”

Acts 2:6-21 – “And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, …”

Acts 1:16 – “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.”

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Prophecy

Luke 1:70 – “As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,”

Romans 11:26 – “And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”;”

1 Corinthians 12:1-31 – “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; …“

Isaiah 53:1-12 – “Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. …“

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Prophecy

Zechariah 12:10 – “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.”

Acts 3:22 – “Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you.”

Acts 13:35 – “Therefore he says also in another psalm, “‘You will not let your Holy One see corruption.’”

Revelation 1:3 – “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.”

Mark 9:11-13 – “And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.””

Luke 1:33 – “And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

Acts 13:40 – “Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:”

Zechariah 9:9 – “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.“

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Prophecy From God

Mark 15:27-29 – “And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,”

Ezekiel 37:15 – “The word of the Lord came to me:”

Hebrews 1:9 – “You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

2 Peter 1:19 – “And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,“

Hosea 6:2 – “After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.”

Mark 14:27 – And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’”

Psalm 22:1-31 – “To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. ...”

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Prophecy From God

Psalm 2:7 – “I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.””

Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Genesis 22:18 – “And in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”

Jude 1:17 – “But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

John 19:37 – And again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.”

Acts 13:34 – “And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, “‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’“

Deuteronomy 18:15-19 – “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— just as you desired of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.’ And the Lord said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.”

Group 11 – Bible Verses About Prophecy From God

Ezekiel 32:1 – “In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:”

Ezekiel 35:1 – “The word of the Lord came to me:”

Psalm 22:18 – “They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.”

John 12:13 – “So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!””

Luke 4:18 – “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,“

Luke 20:42 – “For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,””

Isaiah 53:12 – “Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.”

Revelation 19:10 – “Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

Group 12 – Bible Verses On Prophecy From God

Acts 15:17 – “That the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things.”

Acts 26:23 – “That the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”

Psalm 22:1 – “To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?”

Acts 13:33 – “This he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’”

Acts 3:25 – “You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’”

John 19:28 – “After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.””

Luke 2:32 – “A light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”

Luke 23:46 – Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.”

Luke 1:17 – “And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

Group 13 – Bible Verses About Prophecy From God

Acts 2:31 – “He foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.”

Matthew 24:36 – “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.”

Matthew 27:35 – “And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.”

Malachi 3:1 – “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.”

Genesis 3:15 – “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”

Psalm 110:4 – “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.””

2 Timothy 2:15 – “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.”

John 6:45 – “It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—”

John 19:34 – “But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.”

John 2:19 – Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

Group 14 – Bible Verses On Prophecy

Daniel 7:1-28 – “In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. Daniel declared, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. The first was like a lion and had eagles’ wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it. And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; …“

Jeremiah 31:15 – Thus says the Lord: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”

Ezekiel 33:1 – “The word of the Lord came to me:”

Isaiah 11:1 – “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.”

Psalm 69:21 – “They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.”

Psalm 69:25 – “May their camp be a desolation; let no one dwell in their tents.”

Psalm 16:10 – “For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.”

Genesis 12:3 – “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Group 15 – Bible Verses On Prophecy

Genesis 17:19 – God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.”

Revelation 1:7 – “Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.”

Acts 13:47 – For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

Romans 9:33 – As it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

Acts 1:20 – “For it is written in the Book of Psalms, “‘May his camp become desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it’; and “‘Let another take his office.’”

Luke 22:37 – “For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about me has its fulfillment.”

John 12:15 – “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!”

Matthew 27:46 – “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?””

Group 16 – Bible Verses On Prophecy

Daniel 2:44 – “And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,”

Daniel 12:8-9 – “I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.”

Ezekiel 32:17 – “In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:”

Matthew 24:1-51 – “Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. …“

Group 17 – Bible Verses On Prophecy

Isaiah 53:9 – “And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.”

Jeremiah 23:5 – “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.”

Isaiah 53:3 – “He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”

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December 24, 2019 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

There are many Bible Verses About Promises Of God worth knowing by all followers of Christ. Hosea 4:6 says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” The Scripture is clear on the fact that we perish because we lack knowledge about the things of God. A person can only claim what belongs to him/her if he/she knows of it with confidence. Likewise, we can only claim the promises of God for our lives when we confidently know of them. If you don’t know that something is yours, chances are high that you’ll never claim it even in the face of need. It is in this light that we hereby write to reveal the promises of God.

The Scriptures contain many promises that were made by God for His people. In each of these promises, God pledges that something will (or will not) be done, or given, or come to pass. Behold, these promises are not flippant, casual pledges such as we regularly make. All promises made by God are unequivocal, rock-solid commitments that never fail. They are of God Himself and can be trusted because God is all-holy, all-truthful, ever-faithful, and never failing. In fact, God is one with His word. And because God is ever-faithful, all the recipients of divine promises can fully rest-assured that what God has pledged will indeed be realized at the right time (Numbers 23:19).

Bible Verses About Promises Of God

What does the Scripture say about the Promises of God?

The Scriptures are filled with promises from our creator to provide, reassure, and deliver. As we already know, the Bible is the ultimate source for Truth about the things of God’s Kingdom. And we serve a God who is faithful to fulfill all His promises. It is with this in mind that we hereby write to present the following Bible verses on promises of God. As you read them, begin to claim them for your life and situation. With faith, claim your freedom from addictions, deliverance from evil and sin, hope for lost and hurting family and friends, financial provision, overcoming depression, healing, good health, recovering a marriage, being free from fear and anxiety, strength, and more blessings as promised by God.

Promises of God in the Old Testament

God Almighty promised to abundantly bless Abraham and, through his descendants, the whole world (Genesis 12:2–3). This promise that was made by God to Abraham is what theologians refer to as the Abrahamic Covenant. It was the special and greatest promise that pointed to the coming Messiah for whom Abraham looked (John 8:56). God promised the children of Israel to be their God and make them His people (Leviticus 26:12–13). The Old Testament portrays God fulfilling this promise on several occasions. God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, promised that if we search for Him, we will find Him (Deuteronomy 4:29). Deuteronomy 4:7 says, “Our God is near us whenever we pray to him.”

God Almighty, Father of Creation, promised to protect all His children (Psalm 121). The Scripture tells us how he was the vigilant watchman over the children of Israel. He also promised that His love will never fail (1 Chronicles 16:34). God is indeed faithful in every way and never fails His children. The children of Israel received a promise from God that their sin could be forgiven, their prosperity restored, and their nation healed (2 Chronicles 7:14). The Scripture tells us how repentance opened the road for blessing and fellowship. Under the terms of the Mosaic Covenant, God promised prosperity to Israel for obedience and destruction for disobedience (Deuteronomy 30:15–18). It is unfortunate that the children of Israel chose disobedience and their nation was destroyed by Assyria and Babylon. God promised blessing for all who will delight themselves in His word (Psalm 1:1–3). Faithfulness to God is rewarding.

Promises of God in the New Testament

In the New Testament, God promised salvation to all those who believe in His only Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 1:16–17). Behold, there is just no greater gift than God’s special free Gift of Eternal Life. Anyone who Believes, Sincerely Repents, and obeys the Key Teachings of Jesus Christ is set apart to benefit from this free gift. God promised that all things will work for good for His children (Romans 8:28). It is the fulfillment of this promise on a daily basis that keeps us from being destroyed by the persecutions and challenges that we face everyday. Even in our trials, God promised comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3–4). God has a beautiful plan for each one of us and He is currently preparing better times for us. God promised to supply our needs (Matthew 6:33; Philippians 4:19). Not that we obtain everything that we want, but our needs will be met.

In Christ, God promised to offer New Life to His people. This salvation that we obtain through Christ is the beginning of a brand new existence. Our Heavenly Father promised every spiritual blessing in Christ for our good and His glory (Ephesians 1:3). Unlike in the Old Testament where the children of Israel had the promise of physical blessing, the church today has been promised spiritual blessings “in the heavenly realms.” Christ has prepared and reserved an inheritance for us (1 Peter 1:4). God promised to complete the work He started in us (Philippians 1:6). We serve a God who doe nothing in half measures. He started a work in us and will definitely take it to the end for our good and Hi glory. God promise peace when we pray (Philippians 4:6–7). The peace of God is our protection. It guards our hearts and minds in Christ.

Jesus’ promises in the Holy Gospels

Jesus Christ promised rest for His followers (Matthew 11:28–30). At Calvary, all burdens were lifted with Him on the Cross. Jesus promised abundant life to all those who follow Him in faithfulness (John 10:10). By following Jesus Christ, we obtain more spiritual fulfillment. With Christ, we leave all our burdens behind and dwell in His peace. You can as well read the Best Bible Verses About Following Jesus Christ to better understand this point. Jesus Christ promised eternal life to all those who follow Him faithfully (John 4:14).

John 10:28 says, “No one will snatch them out of my hand.” In this Scripture, Jesus is promising to hold us securely and fight for us. Jesus Christ promised His disciples power from on high (Acts 1:8). With this power, they “turned the world upside down” (Acts 17:6). Jesus promised that He will return to us and from thenceforth, all His faithful followers will dwell with Him forever (John 14:2–3). Behold, there are many more promises of God that could be listed. All these promises find their fulfillment in Christ as we can read from Hebrews 1:3 – “the radiance of God’s glory.” “No matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ”(2 Corinthians 1:20).

Best Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Isaiah 41:10 – “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Isaiah 40:31 – “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

John 11:25-26 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”

1 Peter 5:10 – “And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”

2 Corinthians 7:1 – “Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.”

2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”

1 Thessalonians 5:24 – “The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.”

Deuteronomy 7:9 – “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.”

1 John 3:2-3 – “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.”

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Genesis 9:13 – “I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”

Revelation 3:20 – “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”

1 Timothy 4:8 – “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Joshua 23:14 – “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.”

Revelation 3:5 – “The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.”

2 Peter 1:4 – “Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.“

Hebrews 9:15 – “For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.”

Galatians 3:22 – “But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.”

Hebrews 8:6 – “But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.”

Genesis 9:11 – “I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Jeremiah 7:5-7 – “If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors for ever and ever.”

2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”

2 Corinthians 7:1 – “Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.”

Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.”

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

2 Corinthians 1:20 – “For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.”

Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

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.”

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Hebrews 6:13 – “For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,”

2 Peter 1:4 – “By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.”

Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Numbers 30:2 – “If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.”

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. ...”

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Jeremiah 29:11-13 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.”

2 Peter 1:3-4 – “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.“

2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

Romans 6:4 – “We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.”

Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”

Psalm 84:11 – “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.”

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Matthew 11:28-29 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Titus 3:5 – “He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,”

James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”

Exodus 15:26 – Saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.”

Jeremiah 30:17 – “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’”

John 16:13 – “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.“

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.”

Isaiah 49:25 – “For thus says the Lord: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.”

Joshua 23:14 – “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.“

2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Isaiah 40:29-31 – “He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.“

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Psalm 89:34 – “I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips.”

Psalm 34:4 – “I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Psalm 37:25 – “I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.”

Joshua 1:9 – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

1 John 2:25 – “And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.”

James 4:7 – “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Hebrews 10:35-36 – “Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.”

Romans 10:9 – “Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Philippians 4:9 – “What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.“

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

Hebrews 11:1-40 – “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. ...”

Romans 8:38-39 – “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 8:32 – “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?”

John 15:16 – “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.”

Romans 3:10 – As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;”

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Promises Of God

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

John 15:7 – “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

Mark 11:24 – “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

John 14:13 – “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”

John 8:36 – “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

Luke 11:13 – “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Matthew 21:22 – “And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

John 10:10 – “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

Malachi 3:10 – “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Jeremiah 33:3 – “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”

Ezekiel 36:26 – “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.“

Group 11 – Bible Verses On Promises Of God

Isaiah 58:6 – “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?”

Psalm 37:4 – “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”

Isaiah 54:17 – “No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Isaiah 40:31 – “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

Isaiah 54:13 – “All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.”

Psalm 121:7-8 – “The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.”

Psalm 23:4 – “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

Revelation 3:5 – “The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.”

Group 12 – Bible Verses On Promises Of God

Genesis 3:15 – “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”

1 John 5:14 – “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.”

Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

James 5:12 – “But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.“

Ephesians 2:8 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,”

Ephesians 3:16-19 – “That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

Galatians 3:16 – “Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.”

Group 13 – Bible Verses On Promises Of God

Acts 2:38-39 – And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”

Romans 10:9-10 – “Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.”

Malachi 4:2 – “But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.“

Matthew 18:19 – “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.”

Isaiah 65:24 – “Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.”

Isaiah 26:3 – “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”

Isaiah 40:29 – “He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.”

Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.”

Group 14 – Bible Verses On Promises Of God

Psalm 34:7 – “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.”

Numbers 23:19 – “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?”

Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Revelation 21:4 – “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Revelation 14:1-20 – “Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb, and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless. …“

Group 15 – Bible Verses On Promises Of God

Revelation 21:1-27 – “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” …“

2 Peter 3:13 – “But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.”

3 John 1:2 – “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

1 Peter 2:24 – “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.”

Hebrews 2:18 – “For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.”

James 5:16 – “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.“

Group 16 – Bible Verses On Promises Of God

Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Philippians 1:6 – “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”

2 Corinthians 1:19-20 – “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.”

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Bible Verses About Pride

December 24, 2019 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

It is important to learn the Best Bible Verses About Pride and how to overcome this sinful act. “I’m proud of you.” This is a notion that we regularly dish out and long to hear it on a daily basis. But when is this saying a sin? The Scripture makes it clear to our understanding that it is right and just to encourage and admonish each other. It further tells us that it is right and just to take pride in the good works of God and His creation. Hence, we can be proud to be children of God. However, we cross into sin when pride revolves around our wealth, personality, strength, and life. John Piper reminds us that pride is universal. That is, we all deal with pride in one way or the other. Philippians 4:6a says, “Do not be anxious about anything.”

Apostle Paul describes counterproductive worries and self-centered anxieties unconcerned with the spread of the Holy Gospel. Pride can be narrowed down into the core of worry and anxiety. And as such, it exposes a lack of faith or trust in the Lord God Almighty. Having said these things, one might ask, “what does pride actually mean?” In simple terms, pride has to do with an over-concerned with ourselves, a disposition to get above others, to hide our defects, to exalt ourselves, and to pass for more that we really are. We can as well say that pride is a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, merit, importance, or superiority, whether as displayed in conduct or cherished in the mind. Pride installs a craving for compliments within us and leads us to entertaining an overly critical view of ourselves.

Bible Verses About Pride

What does the Scripture say about Pride?

The Scripture says much about pride worth knowing by all followers of Jesus Christ. However, it is important to understand that no-matter the form in which we entertain pride, it is an act that can be both glaringly and deceptive sneaky. As for what the Scripture says about pride, let’s read from Proverbs 8:13 -“To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, even behavior and perverse speech.” With an understanding of the Scripture, Hannah prayed, “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed” (1 Samuel 2:3). Still speaking or cautioning against pride, Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”

The Scripture clearly teaches us that pride is the root cause of the rubble in our lives. Apostle Paul with a good understanding of the Scripture warns us in 1 Corinthians 10:12 – “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!” Likewise, Psalm 10:2-11 portrays the oppressive result of pride, and a plea to God for justice as well as defense for those caught in its tailspin. Perhaps you were not aware but pride is at the heart of bullying and entitlement. The deceptive tendency of pride leaves a wake of destruction. Likewise, we can say that the very nature of human conflict is rooted in elements of pride. Let’s support this spiritual truth by reading from Proverbs 13:10 – “Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.”

What causes pride?

It is rather unfortunate that Adam and Eve fell to the temptation to believe they could be like God. Since then, people have been facing an innate problem relinquishing control of life and circumstances into the hands of God. The fall of Adam and Eve brought sin into the world. As a result of this, the entire humanity possess a sinful nature. This sinful nature manifest itself in three ways: self-certeredness, self-reliance, and self-condemnation. Although witnesses to Jesus’ miracles led to people believing He was who He said He was, “But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men. He did not need man’s testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man” (John 2:24-25). “There is a giant difference between being ‘proud’ of someone else and having ‘pride’ in yourself …” wrote Pastor Roger Barrier “and it’s a spiritual difference worth studying.”

Types of pride in the Bible

Psalm 44:11 says, “In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever” Having read this Scripture, we can say that there are two basic types of pride in the Bible, legitimate and sinful. Legitimate pride according to the Bible is one that swells from an appreciation of God’s character and faithful actions in our lives. A good number of the Psalms praise God for His protection, answer to prayer, provision (Psalm 34:1-7), and unfailing love. The truth about God is that when all else falters and fades away, He remains. Galatians 6:14 says, “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Here, Apostle Paul is crediting his integrity to Christ, boasting in a clear Christ-led conscience as supported by Bible verses about pride.

We have the right to boast of what God, through Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, is doing through us with all that He put in and activated in His time and according to His perfect will. Philippians 2:16 says, “as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.” According to Romans 15:17, Legitimate, godly pride has absolutely nothing to do with ourselves as the main character on scene. On the other hand, sinful pride attempts to be God. Genesis 3:5 says, “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” This is the devil’s greatest lie that led to the fall of man.

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The devil deceived man to thin that he could be like God. Pride came into man and blinded him from seeing the sovereign nature of God while maintaining his. It made him to desire God’s position thereby leading to his fall. Likewise, pride hijacks our focus from loving our neighbor to comparing and competing. Each time that we let sinful pride to take control of ourselves, we forget that God created us equally, and subsequently gifts, views, purposes, and treats us justly. Sinful pride forces us to start crediting ourselves with our accomplishments. 1 Corinthians 4:7 states, “For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?” Our sinful pride tempts us to be self-sufficient rather than God reliant.

Why is pride such an important issue in the Bible?

Beloved, it is important to understand once and for all that pride is disobedience to God’s command to love him above all else, and love our neighbors as we love ourselves. As our Heavenly Father sanctifies our hearts, He disciplines us justly as any good Father would. It is in this light that Isaiah 13:11 says, “I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.” It is rather unfortunate that we don’t often identify these tendencies in ourselves, but we tend to be very good at figuring them out in the lives of others. Beware, for the moment that we are able to see it in someone else, such a character is reflecting a piece of our own pride.

In Isaiah 2:18, after three different stern warnings in the same chapter about prideful humanity being humbled in judgement on the day of the Lord God Almighty, says “and all the idols will totally disappear.” Behold, this is the true danger hosted by pride. Pride seeks to set idols, anything we loft in importance over God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth. Anything that takes the first place on the throne of our hearts is likely to be considered an idol for the first place belongs to God. Worldly accomplishments, tangible things, an unhealthy dependence on and/or admiration of another person/people will all be stripped away on the famous day of the Lord God. On that day, we will all stand humbled before God who will undoubtedly remain Who He Is. God is all we will ever need. It is unfortunate that pride seeks to convince us otherwise.

Bible characters who struggled with pride

We all know that Adam and Eve’s struggle with pride led to the fall of humanity. They sinned by entertaining the devil’s deceitful promise that the apple will give them the same ability to discern good from evil in the same way God does (Genesis 3:5-6). In the same way, King David also suffered from pride when he called for an unnecessary census of Israel’s army. It is rather unfortunate that “He seemed inclined to trust in a strong army rather than in an all-powerful God.” The Bible verses on pride caution against such.

As we can read from 2 Chronicles 26:16, King Uzziah presumed himself worthy of priestly duties and was immediately cursed with leprosy. 2 Chronicles 32:25 tells us that king Hezekiah’s pride prompted disobedience. Daniel 4:30 tells us how Nebuchadnezzar was driven from his kingdom for taking credit for building Babylon. Herod was stroke death and eaten by worms for having assumed the status of a god rather than praising the One True and Only God.

The five (5) best ways for Christians to identify pride in their lives

Philippians 4:4-7 says, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Behold. “we know the disease” Jaquelle Crowe writes, “but we don’t recognize the symptoms. And that’s why we need the insight of our Great Physician and to reveal its symptoms and release us from it’s grip.” Jaquelle Crowe further cautions or warns against the following signs: entitlement, fear, people-pleasing, ingratitude, hypocrisy, prayerlessness, and rebellion. However, faith, a special gift from God, kills pride. Genuine faith by nature, looks away from ourselves.

By staying connected to Christ, we can easily identify and deal with pride in our lives. By praying without ceasing and regularly studying the word of God, the Holy Spirit will alert and convict us to the chains of sin in our lives. In addition, the Holy Spirit will walk us through the process of sanctification to break us free from sin as we dwell in Christ. However, we’ll need to have ears to hear and the sensitivity to follow His lead. This is inline with the Bible verses about pride. Below are the 5 best ways:

Asking God in prayer to reveal and remove pride in our hearts, minds, and lives.
Reading the word of God on a daily basis.
Maintaining an obedient mindset to what the word of God says knowing that generosity and gratefulness keeps pride at bay.
Relating with other spiritually mature Christians for guidance.
Repenting and drawing near to God through a daily repetition of what He commands.

Fighting and overcoming pride by praying for humility

James 4:10 says, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” Truth be told, humility is the antidote for pride. Let’s support our point by reading from James 1:22 – “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” By following the steps of Christ, we are certain to be walking the path of humility. Behold, the life of Christ is an example of a humble life. He was confident in God’s purpose for His life and did not doubt even for a second.

Having said this, one might want to know how we can take our prideful thoughts captive, and further steer them into humble obedience to the Will and Word of God. Luckily enough, Apostle Paul gives us a major tool in Philippians 4:8 – “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things.” By keeping our heart focus on Christ and His ways, we are able to overcome pride.

A prayer for God to eliminate every trace of pride in us and makes humble

Heavenly Father, in you and you alone we desire to take pride. Have mercy on us. We give you thanks for the direction you’ve given us to follow in all humbleness. Help us to meet your standard of humility just as Christ showed us an example. Eliminate every trace of sinful pride in us and give us the strength to remain humble in everything we do. Father, fill us with the Holy Spirit to always give us direction and lead us into doing only that which pleases you. Lord, strengthen our faith and trust in you and you alone. May our voices be lifted at all times to give you thanks for your sovereign reign over Heaven and Earth. Help us not to look at ourselves more than we should neither relying on our strength but on you alone. We make this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ.

What you should note about pride

There is a great difference between the kind of pride that God hates (Proverbs 8:13) and the kind of pride the stems from a job well done (Galatians 6:4) or that expressed over the accomplishment of our loved ones (2 Corinthians 7:4). However, the type of pride that stems from self-righteousness or conceit is sin. God hates such because, it stands as hindrance to seeking Him. That is why it is said that the proud are so much consumed with themselves that their thoughts are far away from God. Let’s read from Psalm 10:4 – “In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.” Such is that which is opposite to the Spirit of humility that God seeks from us as mentioned in Matthew 5:3 – “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

The “poor in spirit” are all those who recognize their utter spiritual bankruptcy and their absolute inability to come to God aside from His divine grace (unmerited favor). On the other hand, the proud are so blinded by their pride that they think that they have no need for God or, worse, that God should simple welcome them the way they are because they merit to be accepted by Him. The consequences of pride are heavy. Proverbs 16:18-19 says, “pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.” Remember that Satan was cast out of heaven because of pride (Isaiah 14:12-15). He had the audacity to think that he could replace God as the ruler of the Universe. Those who lift themselves high are moving to disaster (Isaiah 14:22).

Many are in darkness because of pride

It is without doubt that pride has kept many people from accepting Jesus Christ as their savior. For prideful people, acknowledging sin and the fact that on their own, they can do nothing to inherit Eternal Life has always been a stumbling block. The Scripture is clear on the fact that it is by Believing in Jesus Christ, Sincerely Repenting, and obeying His Key Teachings that we are given everlasting life in God’s presence. The problem with pride is that we give ourselves the credit for something that God has accomplished. In simple terms, pride can be viewed as taking the glory that belongs to God alone and keeping it for ourselves. In other words, pride is self-worship.

Nothing accomplished in the world would have been possible if not for God enabling and sustaining us. 1 Corinthians 4:7 says, “What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?” That is why we should always give God all the glory because He alone deserves it. We are not to boast about ourselves because on our own, we can do nothing. Thus, it is sinful to boast of your knowledge, wealth, understanding, strength, accomplishments or life if credit is not attributed to God. Let’s now present the best Bible verses on pride.

Best Bible Verses About Pride

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

Romans 12:16 – “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.”

Proverbs 8:13 – “To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.”

1 Samuel 16:7 – But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

Proverbs 29:23 – “Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.”

2 Corinthians 10:17-18 – “But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.””

Mark 7:20-23 – He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

Proverbs 18:12 – “Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.“

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Pride

1 Corinthians 1:28-29 – “God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.”

1 John 2:16 – “For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.”

Daniel 4:37 – “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.”

1 Corinthians 13:3 – “If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.“

1 Timothy 6:17 – “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.”

James 1:9-10 – “Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”

Proverbs 29:23 – “One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.”

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Pride

Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

James 4:6 – But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Proverbs 8:13 – “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”

Proverbs 16:5 – “Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished.”

1 John 2:16 – “For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world.”

Psalm 10:4 – “In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”“

Proverbs 18:12 – “Before destruction a man’s heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.”

Proverbs 13:10 – “By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.”

Romans 12:16 – “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.”

Galatians 6:3 – “For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.”

Galatians 6:4 – “But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Pride

Proverbs 27:2 – “Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.”

Proverbs 21:4 – “Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.”

Proverbs 26:12 – “Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.”

Psalm 59:12 – “For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,”

Obadiah 1:3 – “The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in your lofty dwelling, who say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to the ground?”“

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.””

Jeremiah 9:23 – Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,”

Romans 12:3 – “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant“

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Pride

Luke 18:9-14 – “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ …”

Psalm 138:6 – “For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.”

James 4:10 – “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.”

Proverbs 16:19 – “It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.”

Isaiah 2:11 – “The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.”

Proverbs 21:24 – ““Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.”

Daniel 5:20 – “But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him.”

Ecclesiastes 7:8 – “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.“

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Pride

Isaiah 14:12-15 – “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north, I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will make myself like the Most High.’ But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit.”

Psalm 10:3-4 – “For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”“

Leviticus 26:19 – “And I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.”

Proverbs 25:27 – “It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.”

2 Chronicles 26:16 – “But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.”

Psalm 10:2 – “In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.”

Isaiah 23:9 – “The Lord of hosts has purposed it, to defile the pompous pride of all glory, to dishonor all the honored of the earth.”

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Pride

1 Timothy 3:6 – “He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.”

Ezekiel 28:17 – “Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.”

Psalm 73:6 – “Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment.”

Revelation 3:17 – “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.”

Daniel 4:37 – “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.”

Ezekiel 28:1-26 – “The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,’ yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god— you are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you; by your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries; by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth— …”

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Pride

Deuteronomy 8:14 – “Then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,”

Isaiah 14:12-14 – “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north, I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’”

2 Corinthians 10:17-18 – “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.“

2 Corinthians 5:12 – “We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart.”

Isaiah 2:12 – “For the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;”

Isaiah 16:6 – “We have heard of the pride of Moab— how proud he is!— of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; in his idle boasting he is not right.”

1 Corinthians 4:7 – “For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?“

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Pride

2 Chronicles 32:25-26 – “But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem. But Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.”

Psalm 101:5 – “Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.”

Jeremiah 49:16 – “The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle’s, I will bring you down from there, declares the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 10:31 – “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”

1 Chronicles 16:11 – “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”

Zephaniah 3:11 – “On that day you shall not be put to shame because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me; for then I will remove from your midst your proudly exultant ones, and you shall no longer be haughty in my holy mountain.”

Mark 7:20-23 – And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Pride

Isaiah 13:11 – “I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.”

Isaiah 14:13-14 – “You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north, I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will make myself like the Most High.’”

1 Samuel 16:7 – But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

Isaiah 14:14 – “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’”

1 John 2:16-17 – “For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

1 John 2:15-17 – “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Pride

Proverbs 14:3 – “By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.”

Deuteronomy 8:11-14 – “Take care lest you forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,”

Proverbs 28:25 – “A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.”

Isaiah 66:2 – “All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.”

2 Corinthians 12:7 – “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.”

Proverbs 15:25 – “The Lord tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow’s boundaries.”

Isaiah 10:12 – “When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes.”

Group 11 – Bible Verses On Pride

Isaiah 4:2 – “In that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel.”

Isaiah 3:16-17 – “The Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet, therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.”

Psalm 131:1 – “A Song of Ascents. Of David. O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.”

Genesis 3:5 – “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

1 John 2:1-29 – “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: ...”

Group 12 – Bible Verses On Pride

Psalm 31:23 – “Love the Lord, all you his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.”

Psalm 56:2 – “My enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly.”

1 Timothy 6:17 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.”

2 Corinthians 10:12 – “Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.”

Proverbs 6:16-17 – “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”

2 Corinthians 10:18 – “For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.”

1 Corinthians 4:6 – “I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.”

Luke 14:11 – “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Group 13 – Bible Verses On Pride

Revelation 18:7 – “As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, ‘I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.’”

Job 41:34 – “He sees everything that is high; he is king over all the sons of pride.”

Nehemiah 9:16 – “But they and our fathers acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck and did not obey your commandments.”

Proverbs 11:12 – “Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.”

1 Corinthians 10:12 – “Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.”

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

2 Kings 19:22 – “Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights? Against the Holy One of Israel!”

John 8:44 – “You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”

Group 14 – Bible Verses On Pride

1 Corinthians 13:3 – “If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.”

Isaiah 66:1-2 – Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.”

1 Corinthians 8:1 – “Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up.“

1 Corinthians 13:3 – “If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.”

Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

1 Corinthians 1:28-29 – “God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.”

2 Chronicles 32:25 – “But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem.”

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Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

December 23, 2019 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

There are many Bible Verses About Daily Prayer worth integrating in your talk with God on a daily basis. Having said this, one might ask, “why is daily prayer important?” The best answer here is that for followers of Jesus Christ, prayer is the best way to communicate with God Almighty. In simple terms, prayer is the vehicle for daily dialogue with God the Father Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth. Through daily prayers, we can talk to our creator. Hence, the importance of daily prayer cannot be underestimated. Prayer is so important in the life of a Christian that it is mentioned over 250 times in Scripture. Behold, God is more than ever willing and ready to hear from us. He expects us to come to Him at all times in prayer to seek for protection, healing, mercy, favor and guidance.

God also expects us to praise, worship, and give Him thanks because He is good, holy, sovereign, and worthy. Daily prayer gives us an opportunity to share all aspects of our lives with God. It is true that God is all-knowing (omniscience). However, He created us as free will beings. That is, we choose what to do and not to do. However, He expects us to come to Him in prayer at all times with our free will. Such is pleasing to God. And as it is said, the Children of God have a natural desire to pray to their Heavenly Father while the wicked have no desire to pray. Daily prayer gives us the opportunity to express our gratitude for the beautiful things God has done in our lives as well as give Him thanks for being in control of the situations that seem unpleasant.

Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

Before diving into the best Bible verses about daily prayer, it is important for us to pour more light on the importance of daily prayer. Daily prayer provides the platform for confessing our sins or Sincerely Repenting and asking for divine help to overcome the power of sin through Christ. We can also portray daily prayer as an act of worship and obedience. And we all know that obedience to God leads us into His favor. We can also say without doubt that daily prayer is a way of confessing and acknowledging who is actually in control of our lives.

What does the Scripture teach about daily prayer?

1. Daily prayer gives us an opportunity to share all aspects of our lives with our creator, God Almighty

We all know that life’s circumstances change on a daily basis. That is, things can move from good to bad to worse at a twinkle of an eye. That’s why God invites us to bring all our concerns to Him for disposition and potential blessing. Likewise, God calls us to share our joys, triumphs, happiness, and satisfaction with Him. God speaks through His Prophet saying, “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know” (Jeremiah 33:3). Beloved, God wants us to lift-up our voices in prayer so that He can step into our lives with blessings, solutions, and peace of mind.

Behold, He is more than ever willing and ready to help us whenever we call on Him in prayer. God also wants to share with us the incredible blessings that we might otherwise have missed had we not reach out to Him in prayer. James 4:8 says, “draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” In simple terms, God wants us close to Him at all times. Through daily prayers, we get closer to God. In fact, we dwell in His light whenever our lives become prayer rooms.

2. Daily prayer gives us the opportunity to express gratitude for the great things that God provides for us at all times

It is only an ungrateful heart that will stand against the offering of praises and displaying of gratitude for the good things God does in our lives. That is, it is simply just no secret that we must give thanks to God and show Him gratitude for the beautiful things that He is doing in our lives. Hence, His loving-kindness and goodness in our lives is something that should be acknowledged or recognized on a daily basis. In 1 Chronicles 16:34, we have all been commanded to “give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.” It is in the same light that the Psalmist tells God in Psalm 9:1 that “I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.” Through daily prayer, we acknowledge God’s faithfulness and abundant provision in our lives.

3. Daily prayer gives us an opportunity to sincerely repent from our sins and ask for divine strength to overcome sin

Brethren, it is high time for us to face the whole truth. The truth is that we all sin daily whether we know it or not. Having this in mind as followers of Jesus Christ who have been called to stay away from sin, what must we do? Here, the Scripture is clear on what to do: “Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the LORD’— and you forgave the guilt of my sin” (Psalm 32:5). Indeed, you must tell God what He already knows and do this on a daily basis. Daily prayer time is just the best time to unburden one’s heart from the debilitating effects of sin.

It is unfortunate that some Christians walk around with unconfessed sin that hinders the growth of their relationship with Jesus Christ. Having said this, we should always humbly confess our sins in prayer and ask for God’s mercy and strength to live a better life that pleases Him. During prayer time, it is also important to ask God for the strength to sincerely repent from our sins. This will prevent us from going back to do the same wrong things that we previously did. It is important to understand here that only God can help us to sincerely repent from our sins. For this to take place, God needs to hear our plea to repent and see the desire in our hearts to abandon our wicked ways.

4. Daily prayer is an act of worship and obedience

Apostle Paul is clear on this point as we can read from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Brethren, let not one deceive you because it is God’s will for His children to rejoice in Him, offering Him songs of praises and thanksgiving as they pray at all times. Daily prayer is an act of worship because through prayer, we show God how much we adore and love Him. In addition, daily prayer is an act of obedience that leads God’s children into an arena of divine favor and blessing.

5. Daily prayer is a way to acknowledge who is actually in control of our lives

As followers of Christ, we clearly know who is in control of our lives. However, this is not only a matter of words but of actions. That is, we should acknowledge God’s control and sovereign power in our lives through prayer. The Scripture tells us that nothing happens without God knowing it (Isaiah 46:9-10; Daniel 4:17). This is obviously because He is sovereign over all things. Hence, we can say without doubt that He deserves our worship and praise. 1 Chronicles 29:11 says, “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.”

God is our Great and Mighty King who rules over Heaven and Earth. Heaven is His throne and the Earth is His footstool. He controls every aspect of our lives. Having this in mind, it is right and just for us to acknowledge His place in our lives on a daily basis. This will boost our spiritual growth and take us to higher spiritual dimensions. Prayer is something that God’s children should desire and want to do on a daily basis. It is unfortunate that the act of daily praying is a challenge for many Christians who find it difficult to humble themselves before God for some few minutes. For those who have been walking with the Lord for many years, daily prayer may become stale and lacking in proper conviction. Whether you are a new or an established believer, view prayer as the best way to speak to God.

Best Bible Verses About Prayer

James 5:16 – “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”

Luke 18:1 – “And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.”

James 4:3 – “You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17 – “Pray without ceasing,”

Matthew 6:9-13 – “Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.“

Matthew 6:7 – “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.”

Matthew 6:9 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.”

Colossians 4:2 – “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.”

Ephesians 6:18 – “Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,”

Mark 1:35 – “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.“

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

John 15:7 – “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

1 John 5:14-15 – “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.”

1 John 5:14 – “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.”

1 Timothy 2:8 – “I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;“

Luke 11:1 – “Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.””

Romans 8:26 – “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”

Luke 6:12 – “In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.”

Psalm 66:18 – “If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.”

Mark 11:24 – “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

1 Timothy 2:1-2 – “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”

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.”

Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

Philippians 4:6-7 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Matthew 6:6 – “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”

Mark 11:25 – “And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,“

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

Matthew 6:5-8 – “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.”

Matthew 6:5 – “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.“

1 John 3:22 – “And whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.”

Proverbs 15:29 – “The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.”

Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”

Hebrews 4:16 – “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

Hebrews 10:22 – “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Luke 21:36 – “But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Romans 8:26-27 – “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”

Luke 11:9 – “And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Luke 18:1-8 – “And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” ...”

Matthew 26:36 – “Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.”“

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

Luke 11:5-13 – “And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. …“

Matthew 26:41 – “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Matthew 18:20 – “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

Matthew 21:22 – “And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

Matthew 18:19 – “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.”

Matthew 6:12 – “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”

Matthew 6:13 – “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”

Matthew 6:11 – “Give us this day our daily bread,“

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

Matthew 6:1-34 – ““Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. …“

Matthew 6:10 – “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

Jeremiah 33:3 – “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”

Proverbs 28:9 – “If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.”

Isaiah 59:2 – “But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.”

Psalm 145:18 – “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”

Psalm 50:15 – “And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

Psalm 55:17 – “Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice.”

Psalm 34:17 – “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.”

1 Samuel 12:23 – “Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.”

1 Chronicles 16:11 – “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”

Jude 1:20 – “But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,”

1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

1 John 5:15 – “And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.”

James 5:17 – “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.”

James 4:8 – “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

James 5:13 – “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.”

James 4:7 – “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

James 1:5-7 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;”

James 1:5-8 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.“

James 4:2 – “You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.”

1 Timothy 2:1 – “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,”

Philemon 1:3 – “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

Philippians 1:3-4 – “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,“

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Daily Prayer

Philippians 4:7 – “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”

1 Corinthians 7:4 – “For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.”

1 Corinthians 11:3 – “But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.”

1 Corinthians 1:4 – “I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,”

Romans 12:12 – “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”

Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”

Romans 12:1-2 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.“

Group 10 – Bible Verses On Daily Prayer

Romans 10:1 – “Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.”

Romans 10:13 – For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Acts 2:41 – “So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.”

Acts 22:16 – “And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’“

John 17:1-26 – “When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. …”

Acts 1:13 – “And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, …“

Group 11 – Bible Verses On Daily Prayer

John 16:23 – “In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.”

John 16:24 – “Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”

John 16:13 – “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.”

John 14:13-14 – “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.“

John 15:16 – “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.”

John 9:31 – “We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

John 3:16-17 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

Group 12 – Bible Verses On Daily Prayer

Luke 11:2-4 – “And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.””

Luke 5:16 – “But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.”

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Bible Verses About Prayer

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It is of a great importance to know the Best Bible Verses About Prayer. The truth is that we have many troubles in this world. However, we are certain that prayer will sustain and see us through. In fact, prayer is the key for Jesus our Lord and Savior started with prayer and ended with prayer. The Bible calls on us to pray at all times and pray without ceasing. Likewise, the Bible is full of Scripture about prayer and people who humbly prayed to God with all their heart and mind. Let’s hear what God has to say about prayer by reading from 2 Chronicles 87:14 – “…if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

Jesus Christ Himself taught us how to pray as we can read from Matthew 6:9-12. Hence, we can say without doubt that prayer is a huge part of our Christian walk. It is important to understand here that at times, prayer is a private matter and for this, God calls us to close our doors and lift our voices in prayer (Matthew 6:5-8). We can also say that corporate prayer is powerful for Christ said that wherever two or more are gathered in His name, He is there with them. Hence, we can say that it is a beautiful thing when Christians come together and agree to life up their voices in prayer. When we are also together, we rejoice in thankfulness as stories are shared about God’s goodness, holiness, might and sovereign authority over Heaven and Earth. Prayer is a powerful act of love and faith.

Bible Verses About Prayer

What does the Scripture say about Prayer?

The Scripture teaches us that whenever we are tempted to complain, gossip, or give up on someone, we should rather pray for them. Each time that we give God our worries and tears for our loved ones, we are acting in faith. Let’s support this by reading from Romans 12:12 – “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Likewise, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Pray without ceasing.”

What is prayer?

The most basic definition of prayer is “talking to God.” That is, prayer is having a discussion with God. It has to do with talking about life with the one who knows us the most. Although God knows how we are doing because He is all-knowing (Omniscience), He wants us to communicate with Him. We serve a God who is trustworthy and willing to listen to our worries, doubts, fears, hurts, frustrations, and pains. Indeed, He is more than willing to hear and help us in our challenges. Behold, God is eager to hear us confess our sins and ask for forgiveness in prayer. In addition, He patiently waits for us to ask Him to provide our needs and see us through the different challenges of life. Behold brethren, let no one deceive you for there is no time that God is not available and willing to hear your prayers.

God is always available 24 hours seven days a week to hear and answer His children. Hence, we don’t need to make an appointment to talk with God. God is just everywhere and with believers always. The thing is that God gave us free will, and we choose daily how we are going to live. Hence, we are inviting you to make your life a prayer room as you pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). It is important to understand here that prayer is not meditation or passive reflection but a direct address to God Almighty. There is much to gain from prayer because it is a powerful communication of the human soul with the Lord who created the soul. We can say that it is the primary way for the believer in Jesus Christ to communicate his/her desires and emotions with God as well as fellowship with Him.

The Lord’s Prayer (The Gospel of St. Matthew 6:9-13)

“Our Father who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.“

Mary’s song and prayer – Luke 1:46-55

“And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the LORD and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me- holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation, He has performed mighty deeds with his arm, he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble, He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.”

Facts about prayer that you should know

Prayer can be audible or silent, formal or informal, private or public. However, all prayer must be offered in faith (James 1:6), in the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:26), and in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (John 16:23). The International Encyclopedia Bible puts it this way, “Christian prayer in its full New Testament meaning is prayer addressed to God as Father, in the name of Christ as Mediator, and through the enabling grace of the indwelling Spirit” (“Prayer” by J. C. Lambert). Truth be told, the wicked have no desire to pray (Psalm 10:4), but the children of the Almighty God have a natural desire in them to pray at all times (Luke 11:1).

The Bible clearly describes prayer as an act of seeking God’s favor (Exodus 32:11), crying to heaven (2 Chronicles 32:20), pouring out one’s soul to the Lord (1 Samuel 1:15), kneeling before the Father (Ephesians 3:14), and drawing near to God (Psalm 73:28). Let’s hear what Apostle Paul has to say about this matter by reading from Philippians 4:6–7 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” For this reason, we ought not to worry about anything but to pray about everything. Indeed, God wants us to talk with Him about everything.

More facts about prayer that you should know

One might ask, “how often should we pray?” The Bible tells us that we should “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). That is, we should keep a running conversation going with God all day long. There is really no fix formula of prayer in the Bible. Hence, we should just do it. That is, we should allow the Holy Spirit lead us to rightly discuss with our heavenly Father. For the Scripture says that we know not how to pray but the Holy Spirit guides us to pray God’s will. We can pray under any and all circumstances as the Spirit leads us for He dwells within us. Prayer grows and enhances our relationship with God. Likewise, it fortifies our trust or faith in Him even when things are not going well. Prayer is the Christian”s way of communicating with God.

As followers of Christ, we pray to seek for protection, guidance, and wisdom. In addition, we also pray to honor, worship, and give God praise for His holiness, great deeds, and sovereign authority over Heaven and Earth. We pray to praise God, give Him thanks, and tell Him how much we love Him. In addition, we pray to enjoy God’s guidance, protection, mercy, and blessings. Behold, fellowship with God is the heart of prayer. It is unfortunate that too often, we loose sight of how simple prayer really ought to be. By making petitions to God, we let Him know exactly where we stand and what we would like to see happen. That is why in prayers, we must acknowledge that God is greater than we are, and that He knows what is best for our situation (Romans 11:33–36).

The key to answered prayers

In prayer, it is important for us to end by saying that “Not my will, but your will be done.” Truth be told, the key to answered prayer is praying according to the Holy Will of God Almighty and in accordance to His Word (Bible). We call such “Scriptural Prayer.” It is one of the most powerful forms of prayer that opens Heaven and moves God’s hand to action. When you pray according to God’s will and word, you are simply claiming what He said about you. You are claiming the promises He made for you. And in this way, God hears and answers you. That’s why it is important for us to study His word on daily basis to know what is ours and not ours.

It is important to understand here that prayer is not seeking our will to be established but seeking to align our will with that of God Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth (1 John 5:14–15; James 4:3). The Bible contains many examples of prayer as well as exhortations to lift our voices in prayer to God (see Romans 12:12; Luke 18:1; and Ephesians 6:18). In addition to this, God’s house is to be a house of prayer (Mark 11:17). Likewise, God’s people are to be people of prayer as we can read from Jude 1:20–21 – “Dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love” Before presenting the best Bible verses about prayer, we’ll like to first answer the question on what does the Bible say we should pray for.

What does the Bible say we are to pray for?

1. Pray for God’s will to be done (Romans 12:2)

Romans 12:2 says, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

2. Pray for your enemies (Matthew 5:44)

Matthew 5:44 says, “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”

3. Pray for God’s people (Ephesians 6:18)

Ephesians 6:18 says, “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”

4. Pray for your protection (Matthew 26:41)

Matthew 26:41 says, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

5. Pray for the sick (James 5:14)

James 5:14 says, “Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.”

Best Bible Verses About Prayer

Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

John 15:7 – “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

Mark 11:24 – “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Romans 8:26 – “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17 – “Pray without ceasing,”

Matthew 6:6 – “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.“

Luke 11:9 – “And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Matthew 6:7 – “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.”

James 5:16 – “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”

Matthew 26:41 – “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Jeremiah 33:3 – “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Prayer

Ephesians 6:18 – “Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,”

1 Timothy 2:5 – “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,”

1 Timothy 2:1-4 – “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

Matthew 6:5-8 – “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.“

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Prayer

Matthew 6:9-13 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”

1 Timothy 2:5 – “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,”

Luke 18:1 – “And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.”

Colossians 4:2 – “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.”

Psalm 34:17 – “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.“

2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

Jeremiah 29:12 – “Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.”

1 Timothy 2:8 – “I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;”

Matthew 21:22 – “And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

Luke 6:27-28 – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Prayer

1 John 5:14-15 – “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.”

Matthew 18:19-20 – “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

Philippians 4:6-7 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

James 5:13-18 – “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. …“

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Prayer

Hebrews 4:16 – “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

Mark 1:35 – “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”

James 4:3 – “You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.”

1 John 3:22 – “And whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.”

1 John 5:14 – “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.”

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Luke 11:9-13 – “And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Prayer

Proverbs 15:29 – “The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.”

Matthew 9:35-38 – “And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”“

Isaiah 59:2 – “But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.”

Luke 18:1-8 – “And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” …“

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Prayer

Matthew 6:1-34 – “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. ...”

John 9:31 – “We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.”

Romans 12:12 – “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”

Acts 1:14 – “All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.”

John 16:23-24 – “In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.“

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Prayer

Proverbs 28:9 – “If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.”

Psalm 145:18-19 – “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

John 14:13 – “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”

Psalm 141:2 – “Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!“

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.”

Psalm 145:18 – “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”

Psalm 66:18 – “If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.”

Luke 21:36 – “But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

James 4:2 – “You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.”

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Prayer

James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”

1 Timothy 2:1-2 – “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”

1 Chronicles 16:11 – “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”

John 14:13-14 – “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”

Psalm 55:17 – “Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice.“

James 1:6-7 – “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;”

Luke 11:1 – “Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.””

Acts 2:42 – “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”

1 John 5:15 – “And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.”

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Prayer

Luke 6:12 – “In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”

Matthew 6:9 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.”

James 1:6 – “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”

Colossians 1:3 – “We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,”

Psalm 66:17 – “I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue.”

Jude 1:20 – “But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,”

Hebrews 5:7 – “In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.”

Zechariah 13:9 – “And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people’; and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Luke 22:31-32 – “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Prayer

James 5:14 – “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.”

Psalm 122:6 – Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you!”

1 Samuel 12:23 – “Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.”

Romans 8:26-27 – “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”

James 5:16-18 – “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.”

John 15:16 – “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.”

Group 11 – Bible Verses About Prayer

Psalm 18:6 – “In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.”

James 5:14-16 – “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”

Luke 1:37 – “For nothing will be impossible with God.”

James 5:13 – “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.”

1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

1 Corinthians 1:4 – “I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,”

Mark 11:25 – “And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

Group 12 – Bible Verses On Prayer

Psalm 121:1-8 – “A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. …”

Matthew 21:21-22 – And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

Psalm 23:1-6 – “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul, He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...”

John 14:14 – “If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”

Matthew 18:20 – “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

Group 13 – Bible Verses On Prayer

James 5:13-14 – “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.”

Psalm 121:1-8 – “A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. …“

Luke 18:10-14 – “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Psalm 55:22 – “Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.”

Group 14 – Bible Verses On Prayer

Matthew 6:9-14 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. …”

Romans 12:1-2 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.“

Psalm 91:1-16 – “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, …”

Acts 12:5 – “So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.”

Psalm 5:3 – “O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.”

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Bible Verses About Praise

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There are many Bible Verses About Praise that bring elements of answers to the questions that we have about this subject. This leads us to asking the question, what does it mean to praise God? Christians usually speak of “praising God.” The Bible even goes further to command all living creatures to praise the Lord God Almighty (Psalm 150:6). One of the Hebrew words for “praise” is yadah, meaning “praise, give thanks, or confess.” Zamar is a second Hebrew word often translated “Praise” in the Old Testament, meaning “sing praise.” Halal (the root of hallelujah) is the third word translated “praise,” meaning “to praise, honor, or commend.” All these three terms translated as “praise” in the English Language contain the idea of giving thanks and honor to one who is worthy of praise.

The Scriptural book of Psalms is a collection of songs filled with genuine praises to God for Who He Is and the mighty things He does. Among them, we can point to Psalm 9 which says, “I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High” (verse 2). Likewise, Psalm 18:3 says God is “worthy of praise.” Psalm 21:13 portrays praises to God for who He is and His great power: “Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your might.” Psalm 150 makes use of the term praise thirteen times in six verses. Here, the first verse tells us the “Where” of praise – everywhere! For it is our duty to praise God in His sanctuary, praise him in His mighty heavens, and praise Him everywhere in truth and spirit.

Bible Verses About Praise

The next verse in Psalm 150 teaches us about the “Why” to praise the Lord God Almighty. It says, “Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.” Verses 3-6 of Psalm 150 teaches us the “How” to praise our Lord God Almighty. It points to the use of a variety of instruments, dance, and everything that has breath. In fact, every means that we have to make sound is to be used to praise God. Our thoughts, words, and actions should reflect the praise of God. In everything we do, we should reflect our gratitude to God for His sovereign power and authority over heaven and earth. Every second of our lives gives us a reason to sing praises to God. For He is good and worthy of our praise.

What does the Scripture say about Praise?

The Scripture says much about praise and even portrays examples of praise. In the New Testament, we can find examples of praises given to Jesus. Matthew 21:16 recounts about the people who praised Jesus as he rode a donkey into Jerusalem. We can also read about the leper who bowed before Jesus to offer Him praise in Matthew 8:2. Matthew 28:17 tells us how the disciples of Jesus worshiped Him after His Resurrection. Behold, Jesus accepted praise and worship as God (John 20:28-29). The early church valued and often shared in times of praise. The Scripture tells us that the first church in Jerusalem included a focus on worship (Acts 2:42–43). The Bible tells us that when Paul and Barnabas were called into missionary work by God, the church leaders at Antioch prayed, worshiped, and fasted for God’s will to be accomplished.

Likewise, many of Apostle Paul’s letters to the Church included extended sections of praise to the Lord God Almighty (Philippians 1:3–11; 1 Timothy 3:14–16). The Scripture tells us that at the end of time, all of God’s people will join in eternal praise of His power, holiness, might, and goodness. Let’s support this spiritual truth by reading from Revelation 22:3 – “No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him.” That is, Christ will completely eradicate the curse of sin and those who are with the Lord God Almighty will forever praise Him in His perfection. Our praise of God on Earth is simply a preparation for the celebration of the Eternal Worship that will take place in God’s presence when Christ takes us to His presence.

Best Bible Verses About Praise

Isaiah 25:1 – “Lord, you are my God;I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.”

Acts 16:25 – “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.”

Psalm 150:6 – “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.”

Psalm 139:13-14 – “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful,I know that full well.”

Psalm 42:11 – “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”

Psalm 9:1 – “I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.”

Psalm 103:1 – “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.”

Psalm 71:8 – “My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.”

Psalm 28:7 – “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”

Revelation 5:13 – “Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”“

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Praise

Psalm 63:3-4 – “Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live,and in your name I will lift up my hands.”

Psalm 105:1 – “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.”

Colossians 3:16 – “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”

Psalm 145:3 – “Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.”

Psalm 56:4 – “In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?“

Romans 14:11 – “It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,‘every knee will bow before me;every tongue will acknowledge God.’”

Philippians 4:8 – “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

Psalm 66:17 – “I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.”

Psalm 34:1 – “I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.”

Acts 2:46-47 – “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.“

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Praise

James 3:10 – “Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.”

Isaiah 12:4 – “In that day you will say:“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.”

Daniel 2:23 – “I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.”

Job 1:20-21 – “At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”

Psalm 119:7 – “I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.”

Psalm 145:1 – “I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.”

Psalm 108:3 – “I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.”

Luke 2:20 – “The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”

Psalm 150:1-6 – “Praise the Lord, Praise God in his sanctuary, praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds, praise him according to his excellent greatness, Praise him with trumpet sound, praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance, praise him with strings and pipe, Praise him with sounding cymbals, praise him with loud clashing cymbals! …“

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Praise

James 5:13 – “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.”

Psalm 95:1-11 – “Oh come, let us sing to the Lord, let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving, let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. ...”

Psalm 103:2 – “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,”

Psalm 115:1 – “Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!”

Mark 10:27 – Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”

Psalm 24:8-10 – “Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory!”

2 Samuel 22:50 – “For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name.”

Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

Psalm 22:3 – “Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.”

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Praise

Deuteronomy 28:1-68 – “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field, Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. …”

Psalm 103:1-2 – “Of David. 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,“

Psalm 91:1-16 – “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, …”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

John 14:26 – “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.“

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Praise

Psalm 1:1-6 – “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; …”

Psalm 144:1 – “Of David. Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;”

Hebrews 13:15 – “Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.”

Ephesians 5:19 – “Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,”

Psalm 34:2 – “My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.”

Psalm 69:30 – “I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.”

Psalm 22:26 – “The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!”

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Praise

Exodus 15:2 – “The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.”

Psalm 100:1-5 – “A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.“

Psalm 150:6 – “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”

Luke 19:40 – He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

Deuteronomy 28:47-48 – “Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things, therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.”

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Praise

Deuteronomy 10:21 – “He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen.”

Psalm 34:1 – “Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

Luke 10:27 – And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

Matthew 5:16 – “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

Psalm 103:1 – “Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!“

Luke 10:30-37 – Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. …”

Psalm 29:2 – “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.“

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Praise

John 4:23-24 – “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

John 14:1-31 – ““Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” …“

Psalm 8:2 – “Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.”

Psalm 150:1 – “Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens!”

Psalm 104:33 – “I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.”

Psalm 101:1 – “A Psalm of David. I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music.”

Psalm 95:6 – “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!”

Ephesians 1:3 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,”

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Praise

1 Corinthians 14:1-40 – “Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up. ...”

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Praise

Exodus 20:1-26 – “And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me, “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth, You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, …”

Psalm 103:1-22 – “Of David. 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, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, …”

Psalm 34:1-22 – “Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. ...”

Psalm 147:1 – “Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.”

Psalm 92:1 – “A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;“

Group 11 – Bible Verses About Praise

Psalm 29:1-11 – “A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful, the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. …”

Psalm 7:17 – “I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.”

Psalm 71:8 – “My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day.”

Psalm 100:4 – “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!”

1 Peter 2:9 – “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Psalm 35:18 – “I will thank you in the great congregation; in the mighty throng I will praise you.”

Psalm 109:30 – “With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.”

John 4:24 – “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Group 12 – Bible Verses On Praise

Jeremiah 20:13 – “Sing to the Lord; praise the Lord! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hand of evildoers.”

Daniel 2:23 – “To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”

Psalm 99:5 – “Exalt the Lord our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!”

Judges 5:3 – “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

Daniel 4:37 – “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.“

Colossians 3:16 – “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”

Psalm 145:21 – “My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.”

Isaiah 25:1 – “O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.”

Psalm 111:1 – “Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.”

Psalm 42:11 – “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.“

Group 13 – Bible Verses On Praise

Psalm 68:4 – “Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him!”

Psalm 135:1 – “Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord,”

Psalm 43:4 – “Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.”

Psalm 96:1 – “Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!”

Hebrews 2:12 – Saying, “I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”

2 Samuel 22:4 – “I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.”

John 14:15 – “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”

Revelation 7:12 – Saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

Psalm 35:28 – “Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.”

Romans 14:11 – For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”

1 Chronicles 29:13 – “And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.”

1 Chronicles 16:9 – “Sing to him; sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!“

Group 14 – Bible Verses On Praise

1 Chronicles 16:34 – “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!”

Revelation 5:12 – Saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”

Matthew 5:1-48 – “Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...”

Acts 16:25 – “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,”

Psalm 9:2 – “I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”

Psalm 66:4 – “All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.”

Psalm 105:2 – “Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!”

Matthew 26:52-54 – Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?”

Psalm 105:1 – “Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!“

Group 15 – Bible Verses On Praise

Romans 10:9 – “Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

1 Chronicles 16:8 – “Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!”

Psalm 106:1 – “Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”

Matthew 21:16 – And they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read, “‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise’?”

Revelation 2:1-29 – ““To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. …“

Group 16 – Bible Verses On Praise

Psalm 98:1 – “A Psalm. Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.”

Jeremiah 17:14 – “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.”

Psalm 95:1 – “Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!”

Psalm 28:7 – “The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”

1 Chronicles 16:29 – “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;“

Leviticus 26:1-46 – ““You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God. You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. “If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely. …“

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Bible Verses About Poverty

December 22, 2019 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

There are many Bible Verses About Poverty worth knowing. They come in to answer questions like what does the Bible say about being poor? Luckily enough, the Bible has a lot to say about being poor. In addition, we have many examples of poor people in the Scripture. Since material wealth is not a sure indication of God’s blessing, being poor is not necessarily a sign of God’s disapproval. That is, a person can be physically poor in terms of wealth yet a candidate of God’s Kingdom. In fact, you can be poor in material things but rich in spiritual things (Revelation 2:9). Of course, we can say without doubt that sometimes being poor is simply the result of bad choices (especially on the financial plan).

The Bible clearly warns us that being lazy will definitely lead to poverty: “A little sleep, a little slumber, / a little folding of the hands to rest— / and poverty will come on you like a thief / and scarcity like an armed man” (Proverbs 24:33–34; cf. 6:11). Likewise, following wild dreams will lead to poverty as we can read from Proverbs 28:19 – “Those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.” In the same light, failing to heed wise advice will also lead to poverty as we can read from Proverbs 13:18 – “Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction.”

Bible Verses About Poverty

What does the Scripture say about Poverty?

There is much to learn from the Scripture about poverty. In as much as the Bible portrays wealth as a blessing from God in certain instances, it also portrays poor people as having been blessed. In some instances, it also portrays many who are rich from a negative point of view. Behold, Jesus Himself was poor in terms of the material things of this world. The truth is that Jesus was not having a home or a “place to lay his head” (Matthew 8:20). The disciples and most of Jesus’ followers were poor, at least in worldly terms, but spiritually rich in the the things of God’s Kingdom. The disciples even went to the extent of abandoning all they had in terms of material wealth to follow Jesus Christ. In fact, they gave up all they owned and placed their full trust in God for the provision of their needs.

Jesus Himself said that the poor will always be with us (Matthew 26:11). Hence, we can say with all confidence that there is no shame in being materially poor but spiritually rich. In this light, let’s put up an attitude which is more like that of the writer in the book of Proverbs who said, “Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread” (Proverbs 30:8). Just as we previously mentioned, the rich are negatively portrayed in some Biblical instances. It is important to understand here that wealth itself is not evil as we can point to wealthy Biblical figures who walked in the light of God’s presence like Abraham, Job, and King Solomon who happens to be the richest king to have ever lived. The problem with most of the rich people is that they tend to love their wealth more than God.

What Jesus said about being poor and being rich

Jesus Christ declared, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” (Mark 10:23). This is a statement that Jesus went further to repeat in the next verse. This gives birth to the question, why did Jesus make such a shocking statement? He made this statement obviously because the rich tend to love and trust in their wealth more than they do with God. This is to say that wealth is more likely to pull us away from God if we are not careful. The story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–31) that was narrated by Jesus displays the temporary nature of material riches and the permanent nature of spiritual riches. In the story, Jesus tells us how the rich man enjoyed all the luxuries of this life but spent his eternity in hell fire because of his greed and covetousness.

On the other hand, Lazarus suffered the indignities of extreme poverty without failing in his trust, faithfulness, and hope in God. Hence, he was comforted in heaven forever. That is, Lazarus was given Eternal Life. Behold, Jesus Christ Himself left His heavenly throne in order to take the lowly form of a poor man. Let’s get what Apostle Paul says of Him by reading from 2 Corinthians 8:9 – “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.” In the same light, we ought to follow Jesus Christ by taking up our cross (Luke 9:23). We should give God the first place in our lives. Allowing anything to come before Him is moving away from His presence. When we seek Him first, the other things will follow (Matthew 6:33).

Best Bible Verses About Poverty

Proverbs 14:23 – “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.”

Isaiah 61:1 – “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”

Romans 8:35 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?”

Philippians 4:12 – “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.”

Matthew 19:21 – Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Proverbs 22:7 – “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.”

Proverbs 31:9 – “Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

Proverbs 19:22 – “What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.”

Proverbs 30:8 – “Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.“

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Zechariah 7:9-10 – “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’”

1 Corinthians 13:3 – “If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.”

Luke 4:18 – “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.“

Psalm 34:6 – “This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.”

1 Samuel 2:7 – “The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.”

2 Corinthians 6:10 – “Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.”

Job 29:12-13 – “Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them. The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing.”

Psalm 82:3 – “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.”

Proverbs 13:8 – “A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.”

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Leviticus 25:35 – “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.”

Proverbs 22:2 – “The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.”

2 Corinthians 8:9 – “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.”

Proverbs 31:8-9 – “Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.“

Proverbs 20:13 – “Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.”

Proverbs 28:6 – “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.”

Luke 6:20-21 – “And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.”

Ecclesiastes 9:16 – “But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.”

Proverbs 17:5 – “Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.”

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Proverbs 22:7 – “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.”

Proverbs 29:7 – “A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.”

Proverbs 28:11 – “A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.”

Psalm 103:6 – “The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.”

Proverbs 19:4 – “Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.”

1 John 3:17 – “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?“

Leviticus 19:9-10 – “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.”

Luke 12:32-34 – “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Psalm 82:1-8 – “A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. …”

Proverbs 24:33-34 – “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.”

Proverbs 29:13 – “The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.”

Amos 5:24 – “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”

Proverbs 21:5 – “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”

Matthew 8:20 – And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Proverbs 15:16 – “Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.“

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Isaiah 58:1-14 – “Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God. ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers. Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with a wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day will not make your voice to be heard on high. …“

Luke 4:16-21 – “And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. …“

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Proverbs 30:7-9 – “Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

1 Samuel 2:8 – “He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and on them he has set the world.”

Psalm 140:12 – “I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.”

Matthew 25:31-46 – “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, ...”

Luke 1:53 – “He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.“

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Philippians 4:1-23 – “Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; ...”

James 2:5 – “Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?“

Isaiah 41:17 – “When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.”

2 Corinthians 5:1-21 – “For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.“

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Proverbs 20:4 – “The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.”

Isaiah 25:4 – “For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,”

Psalm 35:10 – All my bones shall say, “O Lord, who is like you, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?”

Mark 11:24-25 – “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Isaiah 29:14-19 – “Therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.” Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?” You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker, “He did not make me”; or the thing formed say of him who formed it, “He has no understanding”? Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? …“

Jeremiah 5:24 – “They do not say in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rain in its season, the autumn rain and the spring rain, and keeps for us the weeks appointed for the harvest.’”

Revelation 2:9 – “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.”

Isaiah 1:17 – “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.”

1 Timothy 5:18 – For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”

Ephesians 4:28 – “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Poverty

James 5:1-20 – “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. …”

Galatians 2:10 – “Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.”

Galatians 6:1-18 – “Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load. …”

Group 11 – Bible Verses About Poverty

1 Corinthians 4:1-21 – “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God. ...”

John 10:1-42 – ““Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” …”

Group 12 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Acts 2:1-4:37 – “When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting, And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. …”

Amos 4:1-5:27 – ““Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’ The Lord God has sworn by his holiness that, behold, the days are coming upon you, when they shall take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishhooks. And you shall go out through the breaches, each one straight ahead; and you shall be cast out into Harmon,” declares the Lord. “Come to Bethel, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days; offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill offerings, publish them; for so you love to do, O people of Israel!” declares the Lord God. …“

Group 13 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Zechariah 10:1-12 – “Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field. For the household gods utter nonsense, and the diviners see lies; they tell false dreams and give empty consolation. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd. “My anger is hot against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders; for the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them like his majestic steed in battle. From him shall come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler—all of them together. They shall be like mighty men in battle, trampling the foe in the mud of the streets; ...”

Jeremiah 34:1-22 – “The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and all of its cities: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. You shall not escape from his hand but shall surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You shall see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face. And you shall go to Babylon.’ Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the Lord concerning you: …“

Group 14 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Ezekiel 29:1-21 – “In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt; speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his streams, that says, ‘My Nile is my own; I made it for myself.’ I will put hooks in your jaws, and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales; and I will draw you up out of the midst of your streams, with all the fish of your streams that stick to your scales. And I will cast you out into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your streams; ...”

Ecclesiastes 9:1-18 – “But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead. ...”

Group 15 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Isaiah 55:1-13 – “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, ...”

Proverbs 28:1-28 – “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them. Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely. …”

Proverbs 31:20 – “She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.”

Group 16 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Proverbs 15:1-16:33 – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent. …”

Proverbs 17:16-26 – “Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense? A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor. Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. …“

Proverbs 10:1-11:31 – “The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. …”

Proverbs 13:1-15:33 – “A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. ...”

Group 17 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Psalm 112:1-113:9 – “Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice. …”

Psalm 146:1-10 – “Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; …“

Psalm 81:1-16 – “To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob! Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. For it is a statute for Israel, a rule of the God of Jacob. …”

Psalm 107:1-43 – “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. …“

Group 18 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Psalm 14:6 – “You would shame the plans of the poor, but the Lord is his refuge.”

Psalm 37:25 – “I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.”

Esther 9:22 – “As the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor.”

Nehemiah 1:5 – And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,”

2 Chronicles 32:25 – “But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem.”

Psalm 12:1-8 – “To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?” “Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.” …“

Group 19 – Bible Verses About Poverty

Joshua 1:1-18 – “After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. ...”

2 Chronicles 7:1-22 – “As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord’s house. When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the Lord. King Solomon offered as a sacrifice 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. …“

Group 20 – Bible Verses On Poverty

Leviticus 25:1-26:46 – “The Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the Lord. For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its fruits, but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to the Lord. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard. You shall not reap what grows of itself in your harvest, or gather the grapes of your undressed vine. It shall be a year of solemn rest for the land. …”

Deuteronomy 15:11 – “For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’”

Leviticus 19:14-16 – “You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord. “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor, You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.”

Group 21 – Bible Verses On Poverty

Leviticus 23:1-44 – “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. “Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places. “These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the Lord’s Passover. …“

Ezekiel 33:24-33 – “Son of man, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.’ Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: You eat flesh with the blood and lift up your eyes to your idols and shed blood; shall you then possess the land? You rely on the sword, you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife; shall you then possess the land? Say this to them, Thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely those who are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in strongholds and in caves shall die by pestilence. …“

Group 22 – Bible Verses On Poverty

Luke 12:1-14:35 – “In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! …“

Ezekiel 4:1-5:17 – “And you, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you, and engrave on it a city, even Jerusalem. And put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it all around. And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; and set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel. “Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel upon it. For the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their punishment. …“

Group 23 – Bible Verses On Poverty

Jeremiah 42:5-43:11 – “Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to all the word with which the Lord your God sends you to us. Whether it is good or bad, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we are sending you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.” At the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. Then he summoned Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea for mercy before him: …“

Lamentations 4:1-5:22 – “How the gold has grown dim, how the pure gold is changed! The holy stones lie scattered at the head of every street. The precious sons of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen pots, the work of a potter’s hands! Even jackals offer the breast; they nurse their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. The tongue of the nursing infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives to them. Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps. …“

Group 24 – Bible Verses On Poverty

Jeremiah 22:3-21 – “Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. For if you will indeed obey this word, then there shall enter the gates of this house kings who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their servants and their people. But if you will not obey these words, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation. For thus says the Lord concerning the house of the king of Judah: “‘You are like Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon, yet surely I will make you a desert, an uninhabited city. …“

Isaiah 59:1-61:11 – “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness. No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. They hatch adders’ eggs, they weave the spider’s web; he who eats their eggs dies, and from one that is crushed a viper is hatched. ...”

Group 25 – Bible Verses On Poverty

Proverbs 18:23-19:22 – “The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly. A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord. ...”

Proverbs 21:13-22:29 – “Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered. A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath. When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. …“

Psalm 104:1-106:48 – “Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters, he makes the clouds his chariot, he rides on the wings of the wind, he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. …”

Proverbs 14:14-35 – “The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways. The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps. One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. …“

Group 26 – Bible Verses On Poverty

Psalm 49:1-20 – “To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, both low and high, rich and poor together! My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me, ...”

Psalm 84:1-88:18 – “To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, ...”

Deuteronomy 14:23-16:20 – “And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always. And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, when the Lord your God blesses you, because the place is too far from you, which the Lord your God chooses, to set his name there, then you shall turn it into money and bind up the money in your hand and go to the place that the Lord your God chooses and spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. …“

Group 27 – Bible Verses On Poverty

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.”

2 Thessalonians 3:10 – “For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.“

Numbers 6:1-8:19 – “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar made from wine or strong drink and shall not drink any juice of grapes or eat grapes, fresh or dried. All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins. “All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long. …“

Group 28 – Bible Verses On Poverty

Matthew 19:1-30 – “Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?” He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? …“

Luke 7:41-10:42 – “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. ...”

Group 29 – Bible Verses On Poverty

Matthew 3:4-7:11 – “Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. ...”

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Bible Verses About God’s Plan

December 22, 2019 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

The Best Bible Verses About God’s Plan for our lives hold answers to most of the questions puzzling our minds. A good number of Christians genuinely desire to know God’s plans for their lives. For such people, their minds are full of questions like how do I discover God’s plan for my life? How can I be sure of God’s plan for my life? Luckily enough the Bible clearly points to elements of answers to these questions. The Bible holds a lot of principles about God’s will for humanity. God is not trying to hide His will from us, but He wants us to know and follow His will. Let’s get what God has to say about this by reading from Jeremiah 29:11 – “I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.”

Behold brethren, let not your heart be worried about the little things of this world that cannot last but hold firm to God. For God knows the plans He has for you and He is working everything for the good of those who remain faithful to Him. Whatever be the situation that you are going through, always have in mind that God is in control. Trust in Him when times are good and when times are rough. He will certainly see you through because He never fails. He did it in the past, He is doing it today, and He will certainly do it in times to come. The Bible tells us that God is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Thessalonians 5:16-18 says, “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Behold, the three activities mentioned in Thessalonians 5:16-18 – being joyful, praying always, and giving thanks – are God’s perfect will for all believers. And always keep in mind that God’s will holds regardless of the circumstances surrounding us. Remember that as believers, we walk by faith and not by sight. Stick to what God says or His Will even when your surrounding or physical situation is saying contrary to what He says. That is why it is very important for us to diligently study the Bible to know what God is saying. We can deeply understand God’s will through His Word.

God’s word is perfect and true for us. Hence, we can know His plan for our lives by studying what He says in the Bible. The Bible is an authoritative guide in knowing the will of God for humanity. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

What the Scriptures say about God’s plan for you

By closely following God, you are more likely to understand His plan for your life. Romans 12:1-2 says, “I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” In the same light 1 Peter 4:2 tells us that when we turn away from the principles of this world and dedicate our lives to God, we prepare our hearts and make ourselves receptive to God’s voice.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 comes to confirm the necessity of being a “living sacrifice” and also pours more light on God’s plan for our lives: “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.” In addition, prayer is a great way through which we can discover God’s plan or will for our lives.

Facts about God’s plans for us

Colossians 4:12 tells us how a believer who goes by the name Epaphras was “always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.” Epaphras came to understanding that the Colossian believers needed to know and do the will of God and he prayed hard for them. This point comes in to support that fact that we can grow in our understanding of God’s will for our lives by praying always. Likewise, we can pray for God to reveal His plans to others.

Some other ways through which God can reveal His plans for us include personal circumstances, relationships, visions, or even dreams. However, these areas are often more subjective. That’s why we must always carefully evaluate these signs by what God has clearly said in Scripture. James 4:8 says, “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” Hence, we can be sure that as we pray, study scripture, and seek to live a holy life before God through Christ, He will reveal His plan for us at the right time in a way that we can easily understand.

Best Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Proverbs 19:21 – “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.”

Proverbs 16:9 – “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

Ephesians 2:10 – “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

Jeremiah 1:5 – “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Jeremiah 29:11-14 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.” Ephesians 2:10 – “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

Group 1 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Matthew 6:25-34 – “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. …“

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

1 John 5:4 – “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

Job 42:2 – “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”

Group 2 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Philippians 4:6-7 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.”

1 Chronicles 16:11 – “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”

Philippians 1:6 – “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”

Psalm 138:8 – “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.“

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Proverbs 3:5 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.”

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Romans 3:23 – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

Psalm 145:18 – “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”

2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”

Group 3 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Revelation 21:1-7 – “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, …“

Romans 11:36 – “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.”

Genesis 1:26 – Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

Psalm 33:11 – “The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.”

John 14:26 – “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.”

Group 4 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Psalm 23:1-6 – “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul, He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. …”

1 Timothy 2:4 – “Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

John 1:12 – “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,“

Hebrews 12:1-29 – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? …“

Group 5 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Romans 8:1-39 – “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. ...”

Psalm 48:14 – “That this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.”

Acts 2:23 – “This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.”

Isaiah 46:10 – “Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’”

Romans 5:8 – “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Proverbs 15:22 – “Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.”

Ephesians 1:4 – “Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love“

Group 6 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Galatians 1:4 – “Who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,”

Psalm 37:23 – “The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way;”

Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

Genesis 3:15 – “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.“

Hebrews 12:5-11 – “And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? …”

Group 7 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

1 Corinthians 13:12 – “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.”

Daniel 4:17 – “The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.’”

Philippians 2:13 – “For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.”

Acts 13:48 – “And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.”

Isaiah 55:10-11 – “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.”

1 Corinthians 13:9 – “For we know in part and we prophesy in part,”

Psalm 37:4 – “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”

Isaiah 40:31 – “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

Group 8 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Isaiah 14:26-27 – “This is the purpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?”

Hebrews 6:17 – “So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath,”

Romans 8:28-29 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.”

Group 9 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Titus 3:5-7 – “He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”

Ephesians 1:11 – “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,”

1 John 3:2 – “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”

John 3:16-17 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

Group 10 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Isaiah 58:11 – “And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”

1 John 5:11-12 – “And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

Malachi 3:6 – “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”

Isaiah 55:9 – “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Romans 10:13 – For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Romans 8:29 – “For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.”

Psalm 121:3 – “He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.”

Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”

1 John 4:1 – “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Group 11 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Acts 2:1-47 – “When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting, And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. …”

John 16:13 – “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.”

Psalm 139:1-24 – “To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up, you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. …”

Genesis 50:20 – “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.“

Group 12 – Bible Verses About God’s Plan For You

Genesis 1:1-Revelation 22:21 – “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters, And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light, And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. …”

John 10:10 – “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

Hebrews 13:6 – So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

Genesis 3:1-24 – “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” ...”

Group 13 – Bible Verses On God’s Plan For You

Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

2 Timothy 2:23 – “Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.”

2 Corinthians 5:21 – “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

Matthew 5:17 – “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”

Ephesians 1:5 – “He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,”

Luke 14:28 – “For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?”

1 Peter 3:18 – “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,”

Acts 17:10-11 – “The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.”

Group 14 – Bible Verses On God’s Plan For You

Genesis 1:1-31 – “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters, And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light, And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. …”

Isaiah 57:15 – “For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

John 3:16-18 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”

Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Group 15 – Bible Verses On God’s Plan For You

Psalm 40:5 – “You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.”

Ephesians 4:1-32 – “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, …”

Psalm 33:10-11 – “The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.”

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Bible Verses About Planning

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It is important to know the Best Bible Verses About Planning. They’ll help you by providing a balance approach to setting goals that include making plans yet doing so with wisdom, knowledge, humility, and deep understanding of what God wants. Let’s hear what Jesus has to say about this subject matter by reading from Luke 14:28-30 – “If anyone of you is planning to build a tower, you sit down first and work out what it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job. If you don’t, you will not be able to finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what happened will laugh at you. ‘This man began to build but can’t finish the job!’ they will say.” Here, Jesus’ illustration of building a tower points to the fact that it is a good thing to plan.

Brethren, let no one deceive you for living without motivation or planning is not God’s will for you. Let’s support this by reading from Proverbs 6:6-11 – “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.” It is without doubt that laziness causes a person to neglect work and fail to exploit the window of opportunity. Behold, summer is the preparation time for winter, and we dare not hoax it away. Truth be told, failure to plan ahead will result in “poverty” “lack” and “want.”

Bible Verses About Planning

What does the Scripture say about planning?

The Scripture teaches us that wisely planning leads to better, if not, the best results. Proverbs 21:5 says “The plans of the diligent lead to profit.” However, just because we’ve diligently done our planning doesn’t guarantee that our goals will be met. Apostle James teaches that the process of setting goals must be infused with humility and brought before the Lord God Almighty for blessing. Let’s read from James 4:13-14 – “Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

The Bible cautions us against two extremes: never setting goals or planning and planning or setting goals without any thought of God. Let’s now get the balance alternative by reading from James 4:15 – “Instead you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.’” Making plans is good as long as we make room for God to change our plans as He wills. Here, we are inviting you to allow God’s plans or goals to take precedence over yours. Proverbs 16:9 says, “In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.” We can as well put it this way, we have our ideas and plans but God will definitely and ultimately accomplish His sovereign desires in our lives. Hence, our plans and goals should make room for the unexpected. We should love God’s will more than ours.

Best Bible Verses About Planning

Matthew 6:33-34 – “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.”

Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Luke 14:28 – “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?”

Proverbs 16:9 – “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.“

Psalm 20:4 – “May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.”

Proverbs 15:22 – “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

Proverbs 19:21 – “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”

Psalm 143:8 – “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

Proverbs 23:4 – “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.”

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Planning

Isaiah 55:8 – ““For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.”

Psalm 90:12 – “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Isaiah 55:9 – “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Isaiah 28:29 – “All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.”

Amos 3:7 – “Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.”

Proverbs 3:31-32 – “Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.”

1 Corinthians 2:10 – “These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”

Proverbs 21:5 – “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”

Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”

Luke 14:28 – “For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Proverbs 6:6-8 – “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.”

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Planning

Proverbs 19:21 – “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.”

James 4:13-15 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.””

Proverbs 16:9 – “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.“

Proverbs 24:27 – “Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.”

Isaiah 32:8 – “But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands.”

Proverbs 24:3-4 – “By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”

Proverbs 19:2 – “Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.”

Proverbs 11:14 – “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”

Proverbs 21:20 – “Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.”

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Planning

1 Corinthians 14:40 – “But all things should be done decently and in order.”

Proverbs 3:6 – “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

Proverbs 15:22 – “Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.”

Psalm 127:1-2 – “A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

Isaiah 55:9 – “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Planning

Luke 14:28-30 – “For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’”

Psalm 20:4 – “May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!”

Proverbs 16:1 – “The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

1 Corinthians 14:12 – “So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.”

1 Timothy 4:7 – “Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;”

Proverbs 3:5 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.”

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Psalm 127:1 – “A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.”

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Planning

Proverbs 13:16 – “In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.”

Amos 3:7 – “For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.”

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Proverbs 27:23 – “Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds,”

Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

Proverbs 23:4 – “Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.”

Psalm 143:8 – “Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”

James 4:13-16 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.”

Psalm 90:12 – “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”

Isaiah 55:8 – “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.”

Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Planning

Romans 12:1-2 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Proverbs 3:31-32 – “Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.”

Ephesians 5:15-17 – “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.“

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Psalm 23:1-6 – “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters, He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...”

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Planning

Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

Genesis 41:34-36 – “Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine.”

Isaiah 28:29 – “This also comes from the Lord of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.”

Luke 12:16-21 – “And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ …”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:“

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Planning

Proverbs 20:18 – “Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war.”

Proverbs 27:12 – “The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.”

Job 42:2 – “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”

Colossians 3:23 – “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,”

1 Timothy 5:8 – “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

Ephesians 1:11 – “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

John 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Habakkuk 2:2-3 – And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.”

Ecclesiastes 11:2 – “Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.”

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Planning

Luke 14:28-33 – “For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. …“

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Planning

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. …“

1 Peter 4:8 – “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”

Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”

Romans 8:31 – “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Luke 16:4 – “I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.’“

Group 11 – Bible Verses On Planning

Acts 2:23 – “This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.”

Mark 4:18 – “And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word,”

Micah 2:1 – “Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand.”

Matthew 5:42 – “Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.”

Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

Psalm 33:11 – “The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.”

Proverbs 16:7 – “When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”

Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Revelation 13:8 – “And all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.”

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

Group 12 – Bible Verses On Planning

Judges 20:18-35 – “The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel and inquired of God, “Who shall go up first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up first.” Then the people of Israel rose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah. And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin, and the men of Israel drew up the battle line against them at Gibeah. The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and destroyed on that day 22,000 men of the Israelites. But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day. …”

2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, …“

James 4:13-14 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”

Hebrews 13:20-21 – “Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”

Group 13 – Bible Verses On Planning

James 1:12 – “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.”

Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”

Hebrews 13:5 – “Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.””

Ephesians 5:25 – “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,”

Philippians 1:6 – “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.“

Colossians 1:1-29 – “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, …”

Philippians 4:8 – “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

Group 14 – Bible Verses On Planning

Philippians 1:19-26 – “For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. …”

Ephesians 4:2-3 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.“

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Ephesians 2:10 – “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

1 Corinthians 16:14 – “Let all that you do be done in love.”

Galatians 6:7 – “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 – “On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.”

1 Corinthians 13:13 – “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

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Bible Verses About Persecution

December 21, 2019 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

Learning the Best Bible Verses About Persecution is something worth the time and effort of all followers of Jesus Christ. Behold, there is just no doubt that persecution is a stark reality of living the Christian life. Following Jesus has never been the easiest thing to do. Faithfulness to His ways comes with lots of persecutions, rejections, and life obstacles. However, He had already won victory over the world and we know that in Him, we are victors. As Christians, we can expect to face persecutions for having believed in Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of those who come to Him and gives them everlasting life. Hence, you should not find persecution against your faith strange when it comes. Even Apostle Paul warned that “everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Timothy 3:12).

Jesus Christ Himself said that, if they persecuted Him, they will also persecute His followers (John 15:20). It’s not strange that Christians are hated by the world. Remember that the world first hated Christ and persecuted Him although He had done no wrong. If the master was hated, persecuted, and even killed, what more of His servants? However, the strength of His Resurrection is sufficient for us to successfully go through all challenges that stand in the way of our faith. And behold, successfully running the Christian race leads to Eternal Life in the presence of God Almighty. And behold, successfully running the Christian race has to do with Believing, Sincerely Repenting, and obeying the Key Teachings of Jesus Christ.

Bible Verses About Persecution

What does the Scripture say about Persecution?

One might ask, “why the persecution?” In simple terms, if Christians were like the world – earthly, canal, vain, sensual, and given to unregulated pleasure, ambition, and wealth, the world will not oppose them the way they are currently doing. Christians are persecuted because they do not belong to the world (see John 15:18–19). Someone might ask, “how?” It is important to understand that although Christians dwell in this world, they are not part of it because they are governed by different principles from those of the world. Unlike the world that is driven by the love of sin, evil, and wickedness, Christians are motivated by the Love of God and the desire for Holiness through Christ. It is our separation from the world that arouses its animosity (1 Peter 4:3–4).

Facts about Christian Persecution that you should know

1. The persecution of Christians allows them to share in a unique fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ

It is high time for Christians to learn what it takes to recognize the value of persecution for their faith or believe in God. In short, they should even learn to rejoice during moments of persecutions. We can learn from the book of Acts 16:16-40 that the more Paul and Silas were persecuted, the more they rejoiced and gave praise to God for His goodness. Although their bodies were covered with wounds from intense torturing and whipping, they kept praying and thanking God. They found their suffering in prison as a reason to pray the more, sing and praise God the more.

Apostle Paul went forth to outline a good number of things that he had surrendered for the cause of Christ. As for these losses, he viewed them as “rubbish” or “dung” (Philippians 3:8) that he might be granted the honor by God to share in the “fellowship of [Christ’s] sufferings” (Philippians 3:10). Apostle Paul viewed his chains as a favor (grace) that God had bestowed upon him (Philippians 1:7).

2. Christian persecution is good for believers

Truth be told, Christian persecution is good for believers. Apostle James taught in support of the fact that Christian persecution is good for believers. He pointed out that trials test the Christian’s faith, develop endurance in his life, and boost the growth of his spiritual life leading to maturity in the faith (James 1:2–4). Just as steel is tempered in the forge, trials and persecutions serve to strengthen the character of believers. A Christian yielding graciously to persecution actually demonstrates that he is of superior quality when compared to his advisories (see Hebrews 11:38).

We all know how easy it is to be hateful, and wicked but Christ-likeness produces compassion, love, kindness, and blessing in the face of evil opposition. Apostle Peter says of Jesus Christ, “When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly” (1 Peter 2:23).

3. Christian persecution enables believers to better value the support of true friends

Behold, conflict has the ability to bring together the faithful children of God in an encouraging and supportive way they might not have known otherwise. Here, we are trying to say that hardship can stimulate the Lord’s people towards a greater resolve to love and comfort one another as they lift one another to the throne of grace in prayer. Truth be told, there is just nothing like an unpleasant event or incident to help us reach a greater level of brotherly love.

4. Persecution must come

While in the prison yard awaiting execution, Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy saying, “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim. 3:12). It is important to understand here that “All” is not a throwaway word in this verse. Brethren, let no one deceive you because Apostle Paul meant it. Any person who publicly lives as a Christian will definitely experience some form of persecution, or resistance from the world.

This verse from Apostle Paul ought to re-calibrate our expectations and align them according to God’s will. That is, we should actually be surprised when we do not face persecutions, not when we do, because God’s word promises us that they are bound to come. However, this does not make experiencing persecution easier any more than knowing your due date makes giving birth less painful. Whatever the case, we know that God is our strength and He will see us through.

5. There is blessing in persecution

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pointed to the fact that persecutions unlock heavenly blessings. He encouraged His disciples to remain strong on their feet, and firm as they hold to the ways of God for such brings mercy and favor. Let’s support this message by reading from Matthew 5:10 – “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus views persecution as being troubled because f your believe or faith, being reviled, and having false things uttered about you. Brethren, could there be a better blessing anywhere else than membership in the kingdom of Heaven? Hence, those who endure opposition in this world for the sake of Christ and His teachings can be certain of the fact that they belong to the world to come which happens to be the best.

6. God manifests His Strength to those being persecuted for the sake of His Kingdom

In ignorance, the Corinthians were looking down on Paul’s persecutions as a sign that God’s blessing and favor were not upon his ministry. This pushed many of them to thinking that Paul was not an Apostle to follow. Paul corrected their thinking by saying that, “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Cor. 12:10).

It is rather unfortunate but common that many Christians define success in life as triumphalism and do equate strength with accomplishment. This is a mistake that we should all avoid. Apostle Paul turns this common thinking on its head. Behold brethren, let no one deceive you, for experiencing good health and wealth is not always a sign that God’s power is with you, but rather than you are successfully enduring persecution through the strength that He gives you.

7. God sees the purity of those who have given their lives for the sake of Christ

In Apostle John’s vision of the seal judgments, the fifth seal depicts/reveals the souls of those who had been martyred because of their witness or testimony about Jesus Christ. John says in Revelation 6:10-11 – “They cried out with a loud voice, ‘O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?’ Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer.” In the book of Revelation written by John under the instructions of Christ, white clothing represents a pure life (see also Revelation 3:4-5; 7:9-14; 19:8).

All those who are persecuted are viewed to be on the wrong, even evil, by their persecutors. However, when we face persecutions because of our faith or believe in Christ, we can be sure that God perceives us as righteous before His presence. Knowing that God is pleased with us helps to keep the flame of hope burning in us even in the face of life-threatening situations.

8. God will vindicate those who are persecuted

Later in Revelation, Apostle John sees the moment that the souls mentioned in Revelation 6:10-11 had been waiting for. Let’s get what he saw by reading from Revelation 19:1-3 – “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants…Hallelujah, the smoke from her goes up forever.” One might say that it sounds odd for God’s people to celebrate His vengeance and judgement. Chances are high that anyone who sees things from this angle hasn’t assisted the persecution and execution of a loved one for the sake of the Gospel.

It is rather unfortunate that many have lost their sense of God’s judgement as being “true and just.” This happens to be a comforting verse for all those who have assisted the persecution and execution of their loved ones, brothers, sisters, parents, and friends for the sake of Christ and His teachings. It restores their hope and reassures them that God’s judgement is true and just.

To cut things short, we should continuously press on even in the face of Christian persecution. For Christ holds a reward for each and everyone of us who successfully runs the Christian race. In everything, we should thank God for His Grace and Patience. In this light, we should learn to express gratitude for those whom we love in the lord and those who stand with us in times of distress or persecutions. We should also forgive, and pray for those who persecute us, misuse or abuse us ( Romans 10:1; 2 Corinthians 11:24).

Best Bible Verses About Persecution

Matthew 5:10 – “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

2 Timothy 3:12 – “In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”

2 Corinthians 12:10 – “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

Luke 6:22 – “Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.”

John 15:18 – “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.”

Romans 8:35 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?”

Matthew 5:11 – “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”

Romans 12:14 – “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.”

Psalm 31:15 – “My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me.”

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Persecution

Mark 10:29-30 – “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.”

Psalm 23:4 – “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

1 Peter 5:8 – “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

Acts 22:7 – “I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’”

2 Timothy 3:12 – “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,”

Matthew 5:10 – “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

John 15:18 – “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”

1 Peter 4:12-14 – “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.”

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Persecution

2 Corinthians 12:10 – “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

Matthew 5:10-12 – “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

Luke 6:22 – “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man!“

1 Peter 3:17 – “For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.”

Romans 8:35 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?”

1 John 3:13 – “Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.”

1 Peter 3:14 – “But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,”

John 15:20 – “Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.”

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Persecution

Romans 12:14 – “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.”

1 Peter 3:16 – “Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.”

1 Peter 4:16 – “Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.”

John 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Acts 14:22 – “Strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”

John 15:19 – “If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

1 Peter 4:19 – “Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.”

Galatians 5:11 – “But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.”

Psalm 23:4 – “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Persecution

Revelation 6:9-11 – “When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.”

Romans 12:17-21– “Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.“

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Persecution

Revelation 2:10 – “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.”

2 Corinthians 4:8-12 – “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.“

Revelation 1:9 – “I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.”

1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

Matthew 5:11 – “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.”

Acts 8:1 – “And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.“

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Persecution

Matthew 10:22 – “And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”

Mark 4:17 – “And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.”

John 16:2 – “They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.”

Mark 10:29-30 – Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.”

Romans 8:35-39 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Philippians 1:29 – “For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,“

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Persecution

1 Peter 4:12-16 – “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.”

Mark 10:30 – “Who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.“

Psalm 31:15 – “My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!”

John 15:18-20 – “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.”

1 John 3:1 – “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Persecution

Jeremiah 20:11 – “But the Lord is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble; they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten.”

Matthew 13:21 – “Yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.”

John 17:14 -“I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”

Romans 8:7 – “For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.”

Romans 8:35-37 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

Revelation 17:6 – “And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I marveled greatly.”

1 Peter 4:12 – “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.”

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Persecution

John 15:18-21 – “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.”

Hebrews 12:3 – “Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.”

Matthew 13:20-21 – “As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.”

Philippians 1:12-14 – “I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.”

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Persecution

2 Corinthians 4:8-11 – “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.”

Psalm 34:19 – “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”

Acts 11:19 – “Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.”

Revelation 20:4 – “Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.”

Acts 14:21-22 – “When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”

Group 11 – Bible Verses On Persecution

Acts 13:50 – “But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.”

John 16:1-4 – “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. “I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.”

Psalm 91:1-16 – “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, …”

1 Peter 4:12-13 – “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.”

Group 12 – Bible Verses On Persecution

2 Timothy 3:10-12 – “You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,”

Revelation 6:10 – They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

Mark 13:13 – “And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”

Psalm 23:1-6 – “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul, He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...”

Matthew 23:34 – “Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,”

Group 13 – Bible Verses On Persecution

1 Peter 4:1 – “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,”

Acts 7:59-60 – “And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”

Amos 5:10 – “They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks the truth.”

Revelation 7:14 – I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”

Group 14 – Bible Verses On Persecution

1 Peter 2:1-25 – “So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. …”

Luke 6:23 – “Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.”

Psalm 10:2 – “In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.“

Group 15 – Bible Verses On Christian Persecution

Mark 13:11-13 – “And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”

Luke 21:19 – “By your endurance you will gain your lives.”

Galatians 4:29 – “But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.“

Matthew 4:17 – From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Philippians 3:6 – “As to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.”

Romans 8:17 – “And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.”

Luke 21:13-15 – “This will be your opportunity to bear witness. Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.“

Group 16 – Bible Verses On Christian Persecution

Acts 7:54-60 – “Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.”

Revelation 2:8-10 – “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.”

Group 17 – Bible Verses On Christian Persecution

John 15:19-21 – “If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.”

Luke 21:12-13 – “But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake. This will be your opportunity to bear witness.“

2 Timothy 1:8 – “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,”

Romans 10:2 – “For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.”

Psalm 3:1-8 – “A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. …“

Group 18 – Bible Verses About Christian Persecution

Matthew 5:12 – “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

Revelation 2:9 – “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.”

Matthew 5:11-12 – “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

Luke 21:12 – “But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake.”

Matthew 24:21 – “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.”

1 Peter 4:4 – “With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you;”

Romans 5:3 – “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,”

Acts 7:52 – “Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered,“

Group 19 – Bible Verses About Christian Persecution

1 Peter 4:14 – “If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.”

James 5:10 – “As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.”

John 15:18-25 – “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. …“

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