Bible Verses About Sovereignty
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for sovereignty, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 109,842 votes, led by Psalms 115:3. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Sovereignty
Psalms 115:32,647 votes
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Job 42:22,372 votes
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
Proverbs 19:212,351 votes
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
Romans 8:282,291 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.
Ephesians 1:112,180 votes
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Psalms 103:192,178 votes
The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Proverbs 16:91,985 votes
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
1 Chronicles 29:11-121,984 votes
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Psalms 135:61,914 votes
Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
Proverbs 21:11,906 votes
The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Daniel 4:351,836 votes
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Isaiah 46:101,674 votes
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Genesis 50:201,544 votes
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Romans 9:181,514 votes
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Romans 9:211,491 votes
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Lamentations 3:371,468 votes
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Proverbs 16:331,456 votes
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
Ephesians 1:11-121,449 votes
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Isaiah 46:9-101,391 votes
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Matthew 19:261,386 votes
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Isaiah 43:131,380 votes
Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
1 Timothy 6:151,344 votes
Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Proverbs 16:41,281 votes
The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Deuteronomy 32:391,274 votes
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Isaiah 45:71,213 votes
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.
What does the Bible say about sovereignty?
Readers most often cite Psalms 115:3 on the subject of sovereignty. Across 109,842 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Job 42:2, Proverbs 19:21, Romans 8:28. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.