Bible Verses About Wishing
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for wishing, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 759 votes, led by John 15:7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Wishing
John 15:7182 votes
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Matthew 7:784 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Genesis 12:352 votes
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Colossians 1:1749 votes
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
1 Corinthians 2:1140 votes
For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
Deuteronomy 28:1-6831 votes
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Isaiah 7:1431 votes
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Psalms 20:423 votes
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
John 13:323 votes
Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
John 1:122 votes
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Luke 4:1821 votes
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Psalms 91:1-1620 votes
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Acts 1:819 votes
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Jeremiah 29:1118 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.
Luke 14:2617 votes
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
John 1:316 votes
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Luke 23:3415 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
3 John 1:213 votes
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Deuteronomy 6:411 votes
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
Zechariah 7:1211 votes
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.
Matthew 28:19-2011 votes
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Numbers 6:24-2610 votes
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
Proverbs 9:1110 votes
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Matthew 10:2010 votes
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
1 Corinthians 16:1410 votes
Let all your things be done with charity.
What does the Bible say about wishing?
Readers most often cite John 15:7 on the subject of wishing. Across 759 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 7:7, Genesis 12:3, Colossians 1:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.