Bible Verses About Success

30 verses in the King James Version (KJV) and the Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Most people want to succeed, but the Bible asks what success actually means. These verses include practical advice about planning, diligence, and seeking counsel, alongside promises for those who commit their work to God. They also add perspective: gaining the whole world isn't worth losing your soul. Read them before a launch, an exam, or a new venture, and let them shape both how you work and how you measure the result.

Joshua 1:8

KJV

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
BSB

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
Psalm 1:1

KJV

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
BSB

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
Psalm 1:2

KJV

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
BSB

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
Psalm 1:3

KJV

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
BSB

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
Proverbs 16:3

KJV

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
BSB

Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
Proverbs 3:5

KJV

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
BSB

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
Proverbs 3:6

KJV

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
BSB

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 21:5

KJV

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
BSB

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 15:22

KJV

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
BSB

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
Proverbs 22:29

KJV

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
BSB

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 10:4

KJV

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
BSB

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 13:4

KJV

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
BSB

The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Jeremiah 29:11

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.
BSB

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.
Jeremiah 17:7

KJV

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
BSB

But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
Jeremiah 17:8

KJV

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
BSB

He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.
Deuteronomy 8:18

KJV

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
BSB

But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
2 Chronicles 20:20

KJV

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
BSB

Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
2 Chronicles 26:5

KJV

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
BSB

He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
Psalm 37:4

KJV

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
BSB

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:5

KJV

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
BSB

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
Psalm 20:4

KJV

Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
BSB

May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Psalm 90:17

KJV

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
BSB

May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
Matthew 6:33

KJV

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

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
Mark 8:36

KJV

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
BSB

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
Philippians 4:13

KJV

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
BSB

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Colossians 3:23

KJV

And what soever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
BSB

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
Ecclesiastes 9:11

KJV

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
BSB

I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
1 Kings 2:3

KJV

And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
BSB

And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,
Genesis 39:2

KJV

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
BSB

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
Genesis 39:23

KJV

The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
BSB

The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

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