The best Bible verses for victory (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for victory (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”"1 Corinthians 15:55
"For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith."1 John 5:4
"for the LORD your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’"Deuteronomy 20:4
"a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory;"Matthew 12:20
"he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,"Proverbs 2:7
"Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety."Proverbs 11:14
"for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory."Proverbs 24:6
"You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great."Psalms 18:35
"for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them."Psalms 44:3
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for victory (ESV) are 1 Corinthians 15:55, 1 Corinthians 15:57, 1 John 5:4. 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 victory (ESV) 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 victory (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.