Bible Verses About Broken Promises

“God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?”

“Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.”

“Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.”

“Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”

“I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.”

“Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.”

“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.”

“Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.”

“Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.”

“The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.”

“It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.”

“Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.”

“For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.”

“If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.”

“While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.”

“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”

“You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

“But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”

“Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.”

“Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.”

“Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.”

“The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.”

“Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”

“All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.”

“Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.”

“But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.”

“For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.”

“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!”

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.”

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.”

“Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.”

“The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

“He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.”

“Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.”

“For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.”

“But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.”

“Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.”

“If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.”

“Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”

“He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.”

“You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.”

“Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.”

“Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.”

“Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.”

“No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.”

“And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.”

“If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.”

“He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.”

“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.”

“But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD — and be assured that your sin will find you out.”