Success and prosperity are something everyone desires, but true success comes when we follow God’s wisdom and guidance. The Bible provides many verses that teach us how to achieve success through faith, hard work, and obedience to God’s word.
In this article, you will find some powerful Bible verses that will encourage and guide you toward a prosperous and blessed life.
Trusting God for Success and Prosperity
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Psalm 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.
Deuteronomy 8:18
You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Jeremiah 29:11
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.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
3 John 1:2
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Hard Work, Diligence, and God’s Blessings
Colossians 3:23-24
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
Ecclesiastes 5:19
Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.
Psalm 90:17
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
Psalm 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Faithfulness and Obedience Bring Success
Job 36:11
If they listen and serve Him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness.
Deuteronomy 28:1-2
And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. And thereby put Me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
Matthew 25:21
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
1 Chronicles 22:13
Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Fear not; do not be dismayed.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Psalm 23:1
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Zechariah 4:6
Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
Proverbs 11:25
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
God’s Wisdom and Guidance Lead to Prosperity
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Proverbs 8:18
Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.
Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.”
Psalm 112:1-3
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commandments! His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
1 Kings 2:3
And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in His ways and keeping His statutes, His commandments, His rules, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
2 Chronicles 26:5
He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.
Genesis 39:3
His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands.
Psalm 145:16
You open Your hand; You satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Final Words
God wants His people to succeed, but true success is not just about wealth—it is about living a life that honors Him. When we trust in God, work diligently, and follow His principles, He blesses us in ways beyond our understanding.
May these verses strengthen your faith and help you walk in God’s path toward success and prosperity.