What Does the Bible Say About Faithfulness?
Here are 21 Bible verses about faithfulness, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
BSBA faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- #2Luke 16:10-12
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
BSBWhoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
- #32 Timothy 2:13
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
BSBif we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
- #41 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
BSBIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- #52 Corinthians 5:7
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
BSBFor we walk by faith, not by sight.
- #6Deuteronomy 28:1-68
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: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. …
BSB“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock— the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. …
- #7Lamentations 3:22-23
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.
BSBBecause of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
- #8Proverbs 3:3-4
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
BSBNever let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
- #9Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
BSBBut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
- #10Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
BSBDo not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- #11Psalms 36:5
Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
BSBYour loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- #12Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
BSBKnow therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
- #131 Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
BSBNo 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 an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
- #141 Corinthians 1:9
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
BSBGod, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
- #15Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
BSBLet us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
- #16Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
BSBJesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- #17Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
BSBMany a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
- #181 Corinthians 4:2
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
BSBNow it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
- #192 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
BSBBut the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- #20Matthew 25:21
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
BSBHis master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- #21Psalms 91:4
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
BSBHe will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
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Faithfulness in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- A characteristic of saints: Eph 1:1; Col 1:2; 1Ti 6:2; Re 17:14
- EXHIBITED IN
- The service of God: Mt 24:45
- Declaring the word of God: Jer 23:28; 2Co 2:17; 4:2
- The care of dedicated things: 2Ch 31:12
- Helping the brethren: 3Jo 1:5
- Bearing witness: Pr 14:5
- Reproving others: Pr 27:6; Ps 141:5
- Situations of trust: 2Ki 12:15; Ne 13:13; Ac 6:1-3
- Doing work: 2Ch 34:12
- Keeping secrets: Pr 11:13
- Conveying messages: Pr 13:17; 25:13
- All things: 1Ti 3:11
- The smallest matters: Lu 16:10-12
- Should be to death: Re 2:10
- ESPECIALLY REQUIRED IN
- Ministers: 1Co 4:2; 2Ti 2:2
- The wives of ministers: 1Ti 3:11
- The children of ministers: Tit 1:6
- Difficulty of finding: Pr 20:6
- The wicked devoid of: Ps 5:9
- Associate with those who exhibit: Ps 101:6
- Blessedness of: 1Sa 26:23; Pr 28:20
- Blessedness of, illustrated: Mt 24:45,46; 25:21,23
- Exemplified
- Joseph: Ge 39:22,23
- Moses: Nu 12:7; Heb 3:2,5
- David: 1Sa 22:14
- Hananiah: Ne 7:2
- Abraham: Ne 9:8; Ga 3:9
- Daniel: Da 6:4
- Paul: Ac 20:20,27
- Timothy: 1Co 4:17
- Tychicus: Eph 6:21
- Epaphras: Col 1:7
- Onesimus: Col 4:9
- Silvanus: 1Pe 5:12
- Antipas: Re 2:13