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New Year Bible Verses

A new year feels like a clean page. It is a natural time to look back with gratitude, let go of what went wrong, and make plans for what comes next. The Bible speaks to every part of that. Lamentations reminds us that God’s mercies are new every morning, and Isaiah hears God say, “Behold, I will do a new thing.” Paul writes about forgetting what lies behind and pressing toward the goal. Psalm 65 even praises God for crowning the year with his goodness. These New Year Bible verses also bring wisdom to our resolutions. Proverbs tells us to commit our plans to the LORD, and James reminds us to hold them humbly, because our lives are in God’s hands. Read through them on New Year’s Eve, choose one as your verse for the year, or share one with friends and family as a blessing for the months ahead.

It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

Lamentations 3:22 KJV

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:23 KJV

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

Isaiah 43:18 KJV

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:19 KJV

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

Psalm 65:11 KJV

A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

Deuteronomy 11:12 KJV

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

Philippians 3:13 KJV

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:14 KJV

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.

Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Proverbs 16:3 KJV

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Proverbs 16:9 KJV

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5 KJV

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:6 KJV

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Psalm 90:12 KJV

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Psalm 90:17 KJV

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24 KJV

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Psalm 37:5 KJV

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Psalm 32:8 KJV

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Psalm 51:10 KJV

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Psalm 143:8 KJV

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 KJV

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.

Isaiah 40:31 KJV

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.

Isaiah 41:10 KJV

And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Deuteronomy 31:8 KJV

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Joshua 1:9 KJV

And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

Joshua 3:5 KJV

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

Numbers 6:24 KJV

The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

Numbers 6:25 KJV

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

Numbers 6:26 KJV

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:26 KJV

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 12:2 KJV

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.

Romans 15:13 KJV

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

Ephesians 4:22 KJV

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

Ephesians 4:23 KJV

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Ephesians 4:24 KJV

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 KJV

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Matthew 6:34 KJV

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

James 4:13 KJV

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

James 4:14 KJV

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

James 4:15 KJV

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Hebrews 12:1 KJV

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Hebrews 13:8 KJV

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Philippians 1:6 KJV

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Galatians 6:9 KJV

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

Revelation 21:5 KJV

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good Bible verse for the New Year?

Lamentations 3:22–23 says God’s compassions are new every morning, and Isaiah 43:19 says “Behold, I will do a new thing.” Psalm 65:11, “Thou crownest the year with thy goodness,” is a fitting prayer for the year ahead.

Does the Bible talk about the New Year?

January 1 is not in the Bible, but Israel’s calendar marked new beginnings. Exodus 12:2 calls the month of Passover “the beginning of months,” and the feast of trumpets in Leviticus 23:24 is linked with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.

Should Christians make New Year’s resolutions?

The Bible neither commands nor forbids them. Proverbs 16:3 encourages committing your plans to the LORD, and James 4:13–15 adds a humble “If the Lord will.” Goals made with prayer and humility can be a good way to grow.

What can I pray for the new year?

The priestly blessing in Numbers 6:24–26 is a beautiful New Year prayer: “The LORD bless thee, and keep thee.” Psalm 90:12 asks God to teach us to number our days so we gain a heart of wisdom.

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