Most popular Bible verses

Ranked by how often Americans search for them each month: Psalm 91 leads with about 550,000 searches, and the most searched single verses are Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 4:13.

  1. 1. Psalm 91 · 550,000 searches a month · showing Psalm 91:1–2

    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
    KJV

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

  2. 2. Psalm 23 · 450,000 searches a month · showing Psalm 23:1–4

    A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
    KJV

    A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

  3. 3. Jeremiah 29:11 · 165,000 searches a month

    For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
    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.

  4. 4. Philippians 4:13 · 165,000 searches a month

    I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
    KJV

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  5. 5. John 3:16 · 135,000 searches a month

    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
    KJV

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  6. 6. Proverbs 31 · 135,000 searches a month · showing Proverbs 31:10–12

    A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
    KJV

    Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 13 · 90,500 searches a month · showing 1 Corinthians 13:4–7

    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
    KJV

    Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

  8. 8. Psalm 121 · 90,500 searches a month · showing Psalm 121:1–2

    A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
    KJV

    A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

  9. 9. Romans 8:28 · 74,000 searches a month

    And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
    KJV

    And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  10. 10. Joshua 1:9 · 60,500 searches a month

    Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
    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.

  11. 11. Psalm 139 · 49,500 searches a month · showing Psalm 139:13–14

    For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
    KJV

    For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

  12. 12. Isaiah 40:31 · 33,100 searches a month

    But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
    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.

  13. 13. Proverbs 3:5–6 · 27,100 searches a month

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
    KJV

    Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  14. 14. Matthew 6:33 · 22,200 searches a month

    But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
    KJV

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

Search volumes: US Google, monthly average, Semrush, October 2026. Text: Berean Standard Bible.

Questions

What is the most popular Bible verse?

By US Google searches, the most searched single verses are Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 4:13 (about 165,000 searches a month each), then John 3:16. The most searched passage overall is Psalm 91.

What is the most famous Bible verse?

John 3:16, “For God so loved the world,” is the best known; Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 4:13 are searched even more often.

How was this list made?

From the monthly number of US Google searches for each reference (for example “jeremiah 29 11”), measured with Semrush in October 2026.

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