Bible Verses for Graduation
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
What to draw from
Bible verses for graduation, for a card, a speech or a gift. Many speak about wisdom, guidance and the future, from Proverbs and the Psalms to Joshua 1:9 and the letters of Paul. Draw one at random or browse the full list below.
Choosing a verse for a graduate
Graduation verses are often about the next step: Proverbs 3:5–6, Joshua 1:9 and Psalm 32:8 are frequently chosen. Jeremiah 29:11 is also popular; in its chapter it is part of a letter to exiles in Babylon, so the chapter is worth reading before you use it. A short verse fits best on a card or a decorated cap, while a speech can take a longer passage. The context view shows each verse with the verses around it.
All 44 verses
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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
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Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
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I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
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But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
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Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
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For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
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Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
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Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men, because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
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In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
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A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
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When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
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This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
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Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight.
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Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
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Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
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And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
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Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
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Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
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And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
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The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
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Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
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The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
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Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
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But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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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, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
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So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
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There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
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Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
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Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
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The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
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Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
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Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
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“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
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Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.