Bible Verses About Need
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for need, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,088 votes, led by Psalms 37:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Need
Psalms 37:436 votes
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Philippians 4:1933 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Matthew 6:823 votes
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Luke 12:3123 votes
But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Psalms 23:117 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Exodus 6:6-913 votes
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Psalms 37:25-2613 votes
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Luke 6:3813 votes
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Acts 2:38-3913 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
2 Corinthians 9:8-1113 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:
1 Peter 3:8-1213 votes
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
Genesis 45:4-712 votes
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
Leviticus 26:2-1112 votes
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
Psalms 37:3-512 votes
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
John 4:1012 votes
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
John 10:1112 votes
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
John 16:23-2412 votes
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
1 Corinthians 6:19-2012 votes
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Psalms 145:17-1911 votes
The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Psalms 146:3-611 votes
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Isaiah 26:3-411 votes
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Isaiah 55:1-211 votes
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Luke 12:20-2111 votes
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Luke 17:1911 votes
And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
Luke 19:8-911 votes
And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
What does the Bible say about need?
Readers most often cite Psalms 37:4 on the subject of need. Across 1,088 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Philippians 4:19, Matthew 6:8, Luke 12:31. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.