Graduation brings so many changes into someone’s life, but the Bible provides encouraging guidance and direction. We’ve put together some of the best Bible verses for a new graduate that will offer encouragement for the road ahead. Especially in these uncertain times, graduation brings a sense of celebration mixed with fear of change. We can use Scripture quotes to encourage graduates with the perfect verse. It’s time to celebrate their hard work and accomplishments, and to inspire their mind and heart to focus on the hope and promise that God has for them!
These 52 inspiring graduation Bible verses are versatile and meaningful. They can be written on a card or grad cap, sent by text, or shared on social media to provide encouragement and support. Such gestures, whether big or small, can significantly impact a graduate’s perspective, helping them to look forward to the future with hope and optimism. We want them to have the best graduation experience possible! By sharing these verses, you can contribute to celebrating their achievements while also offering spiritual support as they transition to the next chapter of their lives.
Leaving high school or college forces people to come up with a plan, whether that be choosing a university or heading into the workforce. What’s important during that period is involving God in discerning our next steps in life. Jeremiah 29:11 specifically reminds us that God has a plan for our lives but we must be willing to seek it out. This is a great Bible verse for graduation to keep in mind, as it can serve as a true encouragement for graduates to trust God with the next phase of their lives.
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Table of contents
- Old Testament
- Proverbs 19:20-21
- Deuteronomy 31:6
- Isaiah 43:19
- Psalms 16:7-11
- Deuteronomy 31:8
- Isaiah 26:3-4
- Psalm 119:105
- Isaiah 40:29-31
- Psalms 37:4
- Proverbs 3:6
- Isaiah 6:8
- Psalms 34:14-15
- Psalm 20:4
- Proverbs 16:3
- Isaiah 43:19
- 1 Samuel 12:16
- Proverbs 31:25-26
- Isaiah 45:2-3
- Isaiah 43:2
- Isaiah 58:11
- Proverbs 13:20
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
- Ecclesiastes 3:11
- Proverbs 21:5
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
- Job 23:10
- Esther 4:14
- New Testament
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- Philippians 1:6
- Romans 12:2
- 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
- Romans 8:38-39
- Matthew 5:16
- John 14:27
- James 1:12
- Philippians 4:12-13
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
- Luke 1:37
- Mark 11:23-24
- Joshua 1:9
- Ephesians 3:20
- Matthew 28:19-20
- Luke 12:34
- 1 Peter 1:6
- 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
- 2 Timothy 1:7
- Philippians 1:6
- Philippians 2:3-4
- 2 Timothy 2:15
- Colossians 3:23-24
- 2 Timothy 4:17
Old Testament
Proverbs 19:20-21
Listen to the advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Isaiah 43:19
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
Psalms 16:7-11
I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Isaiah 26:3-4
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Psalms 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Proverbs 3:6
Seek his will in all you do and he will how you which path to take.
Isaiah 6:8
Here I am, send me.
Psalms 34:14-15
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry.
Psalm 20:4
May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Isaiah 43:19
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
1 Samuel 12:16
Now then stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!
Proverbs 31:25-26
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
Isaiah 45:2-3
I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
Isaiah 43:2
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.
Isaiah 58:11
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
Job 23:10
For he knows where I am going and when He tests me I will come out as pure gold.
Esther 4:14
Perhaps this is the moment for which you have been created.
New Testament
1 Timothy 4:12
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Romans 12:2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
1 Corinthians 1:4-9
I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord
Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so they can see the good things you do and praise your Father who is in heaven.”
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. I give to you not as the world gives. Don’t be troubled or afraid.”
James 1:12
Those who stand firm during testing are blessed. They are tried and true. They will receive the life God has promised to those who love him as their reward.”
Philippians 4:12-13
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
2 Corinthians 9:8
God can bless you with everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others.
2 Corinthians 5:7
For I walk by faith not by sight.
Luke 1:37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Mark 11:23-24
But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. You can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.
Joshua 1:9
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Ephesians 3:20
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
Matthew 28:19-20
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Luke 12:34
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
1 Peter 1:6
In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.
2 Timothy 1:7
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.
Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:3-4
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handing the word of truth.
Colossians 3:23-24
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.
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