Bible Verses About Needing God
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for needing god, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,527 votes, led by Proverbs 3:5-6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Needing God
Proverbs 3:5-6237 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Philippians 4:19176 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 5:7147 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Hebrews 4:16123 votes
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Psalms 55:22122 votes
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Philippians 4:4-798 votes
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Hebrews 13:691 votes
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Hebrews 13:886 votes
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
1 John 5:474 votes
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Psalms 37:3-569 votes
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
1 Peter 4:1265 votes
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
2 Corinthians 12:960 votes
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Ephesians 2:8-949 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Ephesians 4:3247 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Philippians 4:11-1341 votes
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
2 Timothy 1:737 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Psalms 34:436 votes
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Hebrews 10:3635 votes
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
John 15:534 votes
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
1 Peter 5:634 votes
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
John 5:3932 votes
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
1 Peter 3:1532 votes
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Psalms 139:2331 votes
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
1 Peter 3:18-2228 votes
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Psalms 27:1427 votes
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
What does the Bible say about needing god?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 3:5-6 on the subject of needing god. Across 2,527 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Philippians 4:19, 1 Peter 5:7, Hebrews 4:16. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.