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What Does the Bible Say About False Hope?

Here are 9 Bible verses about false hope, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Ephesians 5:6

    Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

    BSBLet no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

  2. #2Romans 12:12

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

    BSBBe joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

  3. #3Proverbs 13:12

    Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

    BSBHope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

  4. #4Romans 8:24-25

    For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

    BSBFor in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

  5. #5Hebrews 11:1

    Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

    BSBNow faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

  6. #61 Peter 3:15

    But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

    BSBBut in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

  7. #71 Thessalonians 5:21

    Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

    BSBbut test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

  8. #82 Corinthians 4:16-18

    For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

    BSBTherefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

  9. #9Colossians 1:5

    For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

    BSBthe faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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