Bible Verses About Expectations

"For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him."

Psalm 62:5 ESV

"The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. ..."

Ezekiel 37:1-28 ESV

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

Matthew 11:28 ESV

"Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. ..."

1 Corinthians 11:1-34 ESV

"Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off."

Proverbs 24:14 ESV

"If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing."

1 Corinthians 13:3 ESV

"Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off."

Proverbs 23:18 ESV

"And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them."

Acts 3:5 ESV

"The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish."

Proverbs 10:28 ESV

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV