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30 Bible Verses About Optimism

  1. Psalm 118:24 (NIV):

    “The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.”

  2. Romans 8:28 (NIV):

    “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

  3. Philippians 4:13 (NIV):

    “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”

  4. Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV):

    “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

  5. Romans 15:13 (NIV):

    “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

  6. Proverbs 17:22 (NIV):

    “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

  7. Psalm 31:24 (NIV):

    “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”

  8. Psalm 27:13 (NIV):

    “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”

  9. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV):

    “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

  10. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV):

    “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

  11. Psalm 42:11 (NIV):

    “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”

  12. Romans 12:12 (NIV):

    “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”

  13. Hebrews 11:1 (NIV):

    “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

  14. Psalm 146:5 (NIV):

    “Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.”

  15. Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV):

    “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

  16. Psalm 33:22 (NIV):

    “May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.”

  17. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV):

    “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

  18. Lamentations 3:21-23 (NIV):

    “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

  19. Psalm 71:14 (NIV):

    “As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.”

  20. Romans 15:4 (NIV):

    “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”

  21. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV):

    “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

  22. Psalm 33:20 (NIV):

    “We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.”

  23. Romans 5:5 (NIV):

    “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”

  24. Psalm 33:18 (NIV):

    “But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, “

  25. Psalm 119:116 (NIV):

    “Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.”

  26. Romans 8:24-25 (NIV):

    “For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.”

  27. Psalm 33:22 (NIV):

    “May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.”

  28. Psalm 33:21 (NIV):

    “In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.”

  29. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV):

    “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”

  30. Hebrews 10:23 (NIV):

    “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”