Bible Verses About Overcoming Disappointment
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for overcoming disappointment, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 6,288 votes, led by Philippians 4:6-7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Overcoming Disappointment
Philippians 4:6-7843 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Romans 8:28613 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Jeremiah 29:11545 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.
Colossians 3:23-25475 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Psalms 121:1-8278 votes
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Isaiah 40:28-31251 votes
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Psalms 23:1-6231 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Hebrews 4:14-16190 votes
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Psalms 73:1-28137 votes
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
1 John 5:13-14130 votes
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Matthew 6:6112 votes
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
John 10:10112 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Matthew 10:29-31101 votes
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Psalms 42:1196 votes
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
2 Corinthians 4:8-991 votes
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
1 Corinthians 13:1-1388 votes
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Matthew 6:1079 votes
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:3377 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Psalms 46:1-1176 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Mark 11:2476 votes
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Romans 5:575 votes
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.
James 5:1669 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Isaiah 61:764 votes
For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
Matthew 21:2161 votes
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Matthew 28:2060 votes
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
What does the Bible say about overcoming disappointment?
Readers most often cite Philippians 4:6-7 on the subject of overcoming disappointment. Across 6,288 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 29:11, Colossians 3:23-25. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.