The Holy Bible is full of wondrous verses that provide not just the foundation for our religion, but nuggets of wisdom we can use in our everyday lives.  The following are more than 100 of the most popular verses in the bible.  Commit these poetic verses to memory so they can be retrieved and used at opportune times.

Bible verses about keeping and strengthening your faith

Heb 11:6: And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Prov 3:6: in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

1 Corinthians 8:6: For us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.

Heb 11:1: Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

Bible verses about praise

Psalm 136:1: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.

Psalm 118:24: The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

Psalm 150:6: Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.

Bible verses that provide strength in times of weakness

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through him who gives me strength.

Prov 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

Phil 4:6: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Acts 18:10: For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”

Matt 28:20: And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Phil 4:7: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Josh 1:9: Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Isa 40:31: 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.

1 Pet 5:7: Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Matt 11:28: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Isa 41:10: 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.

Matt 11:29: Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

John 16:33: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Isa 53:4: Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.

Jas 1:2: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance

Bible verses supporting salvation and Jesus’ sacrifice

2 Cor 5:17: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Eph 2:8: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

Gal 2:20: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Rom 3:23: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

John 14:6: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Rom 5:8: But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Rom 10:9: That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Eph 2:8: 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

Rom 6:23: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Isa 53:5: But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Matt 6:33: But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Heb 12:2: Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

John 11:25: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;

John 5:24: “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.

Acts 2:38: Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Bible verses about God’s leadership in our lives

Jer 29:11: 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.

Rom 8:28: 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.

Bible verses about overcoming temptation

Deuteronomy 5:7: “You shall have no other gods before me.

Rom 12:2: Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

1 Cor 10:13: No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

Isa 53:6: We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Bible verses about the purpose of mankind

Gen 1:1: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Gen 1:26: Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

Gen 1:27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Eph 2:10: For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Rom 12:1: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.

1 Cor 6:19: Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own.

Bible verses about spreading God’s word

Matt 28:19: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 18:9: One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.

Acts 18:11: So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.

1 Pet 3:15: But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.

2 Tim 3:16: All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.

Acts 1:8: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Bible verses about the importance of prayer

Romans 12:12: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Jas 5:16: Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

1 Thessalonians 5:17: Pray continually.

Bible verses that provide life lessons

Proverbs 10:12: Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

Gal 5:22: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

John 10:10: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Phil 4:8: Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Philippians 2:14: Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

1 John 4:19: We love because he first loved us.

Gal 5:23: Gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Heb 13:5: Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Colossians 3:2: Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Luke 6:31: Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Proverbs 23:15: My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;

Proverbs 27:17: As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Other popular, poetic Bible verses

2 Cor 12:9: But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

2 Tim 1:7: For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

2 Cor 5:21: God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Rom 15:13: 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.

Eph 3:20: Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

Jeremiah 29:11: 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.

Matt 11:30: For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

Proverbs 15:22: Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Ephesians 4:32: Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Proverbs 18:10: The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Col 3:12: Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Heb 12:1: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

Acts 17:11: Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

Phil 4:19: And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

1 John 3:16: This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

Ps 133:1: How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

John 14:27: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Heb 4:12: For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Mic 6:8: He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Rom 10:17: Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

John 1:12: Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

Jas 1:12: Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Jas 1:3: because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

Rom 8:38: For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

Rom 8:39: neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Heb 10:25: Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

2 Pet 1:4: Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Phil 1:6: being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Ps 133:3: It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

Heb 4:16: Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Ps 37:4: Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

John 3:17: For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Acts 4:12: Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Isa 26:3: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.

1 Pet 2:24: He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

Josh 1:8: Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Matt 28:18: Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Col 3:23: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,

Matt 22:37: Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

Ps 133:2: It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the collar of his robes.

Matthew 11:30: For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Matt 5:16: In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

Isa 55:8: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.

Heb 4:15: For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.

John 13:35: By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

1 Chronicles 16:11: Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

1 John 5:3: In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome.

1 Corinthians 10:31: So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

2 Timothy 1:7: For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

Acts 16:31: Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.

Hebrews 10:32: Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.

John 1:4: In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

Matthew 5:14: “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

Philippians 4:4: Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Psalm 37:4: Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 119:105: Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

Psalm 56:3: When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.