The best Bible verses for prayer (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for prayer (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."Philippians 4:6
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."Philippians 4:6
"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name."Matthew 6:9
"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."James 5:16
"And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:"1 John 5:14
"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not."Jeremiah 33:3
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"Matthew 7:7
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."Romans 8:26
"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."Mark 11:24
"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"Ephesians 6:18
"The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth."Psalms 145:18
"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"Luke 18:1
"The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles."Psalms 34:17
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."2 Chronicles 7:14
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for prayer (KJV) is usually going to be read aloud, printed in a program, or spoken to someone at a moment they will remember for a long time — which rules out passages that need three sentences of setup before they land.
These 15 are the verses most often chosen for prayer (KJV), and they are chosen for good reason: each one makes sense on first hearing, carries its meaning without commentary, and speaks to the moment rather than around it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for prayer (KJV) are Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Matthew 6:9. 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 prayer (KJV) 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 prayer (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.