Bible Verses About Promise
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for promise, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,157 votes, led by 2 Peter 3:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Promise
2 Peter 3:9128 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
1 Corinthians 10:1399 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
2 Corinthians 7:184 votes
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Hebrews 10:2370 votes
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
2 Peter 1:468 votes
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Isaiah 41:1066 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Joshua 23:1465 votes
And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
2 Corinthians 1:2065 votes
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
Jeremiah 29:1164 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.
John 3:1663 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.
Numbers 23:1962 votes
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
1 John 1:961 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Romans 4:2159 votes
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Philippians 4:1959 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:1756 votes
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Isaiah 43:255 votes
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
James 1:553 votes
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Deuteronomy 7:952 votes
Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Romans 10:9-1052 votes
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Isaiah 40:3151 votes
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Matthew 7:751 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Romans 6:2351 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Revelation 3:550 votes
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
James 4:748 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Joshua 1:946 votes
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
What does the Bible say about promise?
Readers most often cite 2 Peter 3:9 on the subject of promise. Across 4,157 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Hebrews 10:23. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.