Bible Verses About Names
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for names, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,974 votes, led by Proverbs 22:1. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Names
Proverbs 22:1167 votes
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
Genesis 17:5112 votes
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
Acts 4:1290 votes
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Revelation 2:1788 votes
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Isaiah 62:287 votes
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
Matthew 1:2185 votes
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:183 votes
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
Philippians 2:9-1182 votes
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Genesis 32:2881 votes
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Genesis 2:19-2075 votes
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis 17:1568 votes
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
Revelation 3:1266 votes
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
Isaiah 43:164 votes
But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
John 15:1641 votes
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
John 10:340 votes
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Exodus 3:1538 votes
And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
Proverbs 18:1035 votes
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Exodus 20:730 votes
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Exodus 3:1427 votes
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
2 Corinthians 5:1727 votes
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Exodus 3:13-1526 votes
And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
Luke 1:3122 votes
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Psalms 23:1-620 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
John 14:620 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Isaiah 9:619 votes
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
What does the Bible say about names?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 22:1 on the subject of names. Across 1,974 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Genesis 17:5, Acts 4:12, Revelation 2:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.