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Peace

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6 KJV

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  1. Hope

    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.

    Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

  2. Hope

    Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

    Romans 15:13 KJV

  3. Hope

    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.

    Isaiah 40:31 KJV

  4. Hope

    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.

    Psalm 42:11 KJV

  5. Hope

    It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

    Lamentations 3:22–23 KJV

  6. Hope

    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.

    Romans 8:28 KJV

  7. Hope

    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.

    Romans 5:5 KJV

  8. Hope

    And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

    Psalm 39:7 KJV

  9. Hope

    For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

    Proverbs 23:18 KJV

  10. Hope

    I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

    Psalm 130:5 KJV

  11. Hope

    But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

    Psalm 71:14 KJV

  12. Hope

    Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

    Psalm 33:22 KJV

  13. Hope

    Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

    Micah 7:7 KJV

  14. Hope

    The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

    Lamentations 3:24 KJV

  15. Hope

    The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

    Lamentations 3:25 KJV

  16. Hope

    My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

    Psalm 62:5 KJV

  17. Hope

    For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

    Romans 8:18 KJV

  18. Hope

    Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

    Isaiah 43:19 KJV

  19. Hope

    Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

    Psalm 37:4 KJV

  20. Hope

    For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

    Romans 15:4 KJV

  21. Hope

    Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

    Romans 12:12 KJV

  22. Hope

    For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

    Psalm 30:5 KJV

  23. Love

    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.

    John 3:16 KJV

  24. Love

    Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

    1 Corinthians 13:4–7 KJV

  25. Love

    And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

    1 Corinthians 13:13 KJV

  26. Love

    Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

    1 John 4:7 KJV

  27. Love

    He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

    1 John 4:8 KJV

  28. Love

    Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

    1 John 4:11 KJV

  29. Love

    And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

    1 John 4:16 KJV

  30. Love

    There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

    1 John 4:18 KJV

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Questions

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All verses come from the King James Version (KJV), a classic English translation that is in the public domain.

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Why does the wording sound old-fashioned?

The King James Version dates from the early 1600s, so it keeps older words such as "thee" and "thou". Many readers love it for its rhythm.

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Can I share the verses?

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Last updated October 2, 2026