Bible Verses About Expectations
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for expectations, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 88,984 votes, led by Jeremiah 29:11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Expectations
Jeremiah 29:112,484 votes
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.
Proverbs 10:282,034 votes
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 23:181,992 votes
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Psalms 62:51,975 votes
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
2 Corinthians 9:81,962 votes
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
Matthew 11:281,952 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Micah 6:81,923 votes
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Hebrews 4:121,890 votes
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Acts 3:51,868 votes
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
Proverbs 24:141,843 votes
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Philippians 4:61,722 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 24:351,718 votes
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Philippians 1:201,709 votes
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
Ephesians 3:201,590 votes
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Ezekiel 37:1-281,541 votes
The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
Philippians 4:191,489 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Job 22:281,460 votes
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Mark 11:231,457 votes
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Jeremiah 33:31,344 votes
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Revelation 1:11,249 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Ephesians 2:8-91,094 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
John 3:16-171,087 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Matthew 24:21,056 votes
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
1 Corinthians 13:31,010 votes
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Hebrews 10:26912 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
What does the Bible say about expectations?
Readers most often cite Jeremiah 29:11 on the subject of expectations. Across 88,984 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 10:28, Proverbs 23:18, Psalms 62:5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.