The King James Version has been a cornerstone of Christian faith for over four centuries. Its timeless words continue to offer comfort, guidance, and wisdom to millions around the world.
This collection brings together carefully selected verses that speak to the human experience in all its complexity. Whether you’re seeking strength during difficult times, looking for direction in life’s decisions, or simply wanting to deepen your spiritual understanding, these verses offer profound insights.
Each section explores a different aspect of faith and life. From finding peace in turbulent times to discovering the true meaning of love, these scriptures remind us of God’s constant presence and unwavering promises.
Take time to meditate on these words. Let them sink into your heart and transform your perspective. The beauty of scripture lies not just in reading it, but in allowing it to shape how we live and love.
Faith and Trust
Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Romans 10:17 – So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Mark 11:24 – Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
2 Corinthians 5:7 – For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Matthew 17:20 – And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Habakkuk 2:4 – Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
1 Peter 1:7 – That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:17 – For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
James 1:6 – But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Ephesians 2:8 – For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.
Love and Compassion
1 John 4:8 – He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
John 3:16 – 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.
Romans 8:38-39 – For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 John 4:19 – We love him, because he first loved us.
Matthew 22:37-39 – Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Ephesians 4:32 – And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Colossians 3:12 – Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering.
1 Peter 4:8 – And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 Corinthians 13:13 – And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
John 13:34-35 – A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Strength and Courage
Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Isaiah 40:31 – 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.
Psalm 27:1 – The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 Timothy 1:7 – For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Deuteronomy 31:6 – Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Psalm 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
1 Corinthians 16:13 – Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Ephesians 6:10 – Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Isaiah 41:10 – Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Psalm 18:32 – It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Wisdom and Guidance
James 1:5 – If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Psalm 119:105 – Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Proverbs 27:17 – Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 – For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Proverbs 1:7 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 32:8 – I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Proverbs 16:16 – How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
1 Kings 3:9 – Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
Proverbs 3:13-14 – Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Isaiah 55:8-9 – For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Peace and Comfort
Isaiah 26:3 – Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Philippians 4:7 – And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Matthew 11:28 – Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Psalm 23:4 – Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Romans 15:13 – 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.
Isaiah 43:2 – When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Jeremiah 29:11 – 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.
Psalm 55:22 – Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
1 Peter 5:7 – Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Forgiveness and Redemption
Ephesians 1:7 – In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
Psalm 103:12 – As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Isaiah 1:18 – Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Matthew 6:14-15 – For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Acts 3:19 – Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
Romans 3:23-24 – For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
2 Chronicles 7:14 – If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Micah 7:19 – He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Romans 8:1 – There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Colossians 1:14 – In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.
Prayer and Worship
Matthew 6:6 – But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Philippians 4:6 – Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
John 4:24 – God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Jeremiah 33:3 – Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Romans 12:1 – I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Matthew 21:22 – And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
James 5:16 – Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Psalm 95:6 – O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
Hebrews 4:16 – Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Luke 18:1 – And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
Hope and Perseverance
Psalm 42:5 – Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Lamentations 3:25 – The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Romans 5:3-4 – And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope.
Galatians 6:9 – And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
1 Peter 1:3 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Romans 8:25 – But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Hebrews 10:23 – Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised).
James 1:12 – Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 – But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
Revelation 3:11 – Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Service and Kindness
Matthew 25:40 – And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
1 Peter 4:10 – As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Hebrews 13:16 – But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Mark 10:43-44 – But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Romans 12:13 – Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Proverbs 11:25 – The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
2 Corinthians 9:7 – Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Luke 6:38 – Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Ecclesiastes 11:1 – Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Acts 20:35 – I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Joy and Thanksgiving
Nehemiah 8:10 – Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 – In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Philippians 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Psalm 100:4 – Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
James 1:17 – Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Psalm 16:11 – Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Romans 14:17 – For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Psalm 30:5 – For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Colossians 3:15 – And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Psalm 126:3 – The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
Final Thoughts
These verses represent just a small portion of the incredible wisdom contained within the pages of scripture. Each one carries the power to transform hearts and renew minds when we truly embrace their meaning.
The journey of faith isn’t always easy. There are moments of doubt, seasons of struggle, and times when we feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges. But these verses remind us that we’re never alone in our journey.
Whether you’re a longtime believer or someone just beginning to explore faith, these words offer timeless truths that transcend generations and cultures. They speak to our deepest needs – our longing for purpose, our desire for peace, and our hope for something greater than ourselves.
Take these verses with you as you navigate life’s ups and downs. Let them be your compass when you’re lost, your strength when you’re weak, and your joy when circumstances try to steal your peace.
Remember that reading scripture is just the beginning. The real transformation happens when we allow these words to shape our actions, influence our decisions, and guide our relationships with others.
May these verses bless your journey and draw you closer to the heart of God.
