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Bible verses about hope

Many of the best-known Bible verses about hope were written in hard times: in exile, after the destruction of Jerusalem, in the middle of persecution. Here are the most searched, with the full text and a note on each. For a “fear not” promise, see also the study of Isaiah 41:10.

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Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

God’s plans of peace and a future, spoken to a people in exile.

Romans 15:13

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

The God of hope who fills believers with joy and peace.

Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Those who wait on the LORD renew their strength, like eagles.

Lamentations 3:22–23

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

God’s mercies are new every morning, even in lament.

Romans 5:3–5

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Suffering produces patience, and patience leads to hope.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Faith as the substance of things hoped for.

Studies on this topic

Psalm 4

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Psalm 41

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

Psalm 27

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-known Bible verse about hope?

Jeremiah 29:11, on God’s plans of peace and a future, is one of the most quoted, together with Isaiah 40:31 and Romans 15:13.

Who was Jeremiah 29:11 written to?

To the Jews taken into exile in Babylon. The promise came with the warning that the exile would last seventy years (Jeremiah 29:10).