The best Bible verses for good for prayer include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for good for prayer, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am."1 Corinthians 7:8
"Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am."1 Corinthians 7:8
"Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are."1 Corinthians 7:26
"I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord."1 Corinthians 7:35
"even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved."1 Corinthians 10:33
"In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good."1 Corinthians 11:17
"Now, brothers, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?"1 Corinthians 14:6
"Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us."1 Peter 2:12
"For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men."1 Peter 2:15
"Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh."1 Peter 2:18
"But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God."1 Peter 2:20
"For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech."1 Peter 3:10
A verse used for good for prayer works differently from one you read once. It gets returned to, repeated, and sat with — so it needs enough depth to reward a second and tenth reading, and enough clarity that you are not decoding it every time.
The 15 passages here hold up to repetition. Each is short enough to carry from memory and substantial enough that it does not wear out.
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The most-cited Bible verses for good for prayer are 1 Corinthians 7:8, 1 Corinthians 7:26, 1 Corinthians 7:35. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to good for prayer across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for good for prayer, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.