107 Bible Verses to Pray for a Business

Prayer is essential. Thinking about starting a business without God's guidance can feel overwhelming, because true success comes from Him. Bring God into every decision.

Planning is important, of course, but things fall into place so much more beautifully when you talk to Him and ask for His direction every step of the way. Let the Holy Spirit be your guide.

Once you've got a vision for the place you want, pray that God would be glorified through it, that it would be a welcoming space people want to be in. This isn't about being religious; it's about putting God at the center of your life and everything you do.

Don't underestimate the power of God's word. Don't take His guidance lightly. He knows the times and the seasons, what's coming down the road. Let Him show you the right path. He knows exactly how to lead you to the blessing you're hoping for in your business.

Pray to Jesus. Quiet your own thoughts and present your plans to God. Ask for His will to be done, which is good, pleasing, and perfect. Trust that if you take the Father's hand, He will lead you to a place where you can thrive, find joy, and bless everyone around you. You can become a source of blessing for so many.

He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.

Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full.Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord’s house for the rest of my life.

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

to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.

Commit your future to the Lord! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.

This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.

Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.

Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ.

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.

You must remember the Lord your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors, even as he has to this day.

And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

This is what the Lord, your protector, says, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who leads you in the way you should go.

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, as designers, as embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and in fine linen, and as weavers. They are craftsmen in all the work and artistic designers.

The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

He wholeheartedly and successfully reinstituted service in God’s temple and obedience to the law, in order to follow his God.

I have concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they live,and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.

Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.

Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.

So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.

The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.

For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.

His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Plans fail when there is no counsel, but with abundant advisers they are established.

God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.

Your word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path.

My people will live in peaceful settlements, in secure homes, and in safe, quiet places.

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly.

may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah)

Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.

The Lord shows his faithful followers the way they should live.

And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.

For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.

Everything you do should be done in love.

Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence.

The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!

And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work.

Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.”

In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.

Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the Lord!

For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day drawing near.

I cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, O Lord! I will observe your statutes.”

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

Then you will call out, and the Lord will respond; you will cry out, and he will reply, ‘Here I am.’ You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully.

I am able to do all things through the one who strengthens me.

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance! ו (Vav)

Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.

He says, “Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!”

Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.

In the middle of the night I arise to thank you for your just regulations.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.

For he will never be upended; others will always remember one who is just.He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the Lord.

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis.You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.

Do not let truth and mercy leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.Although he is scornful to arrogant scoffers, yet he shows favor to the humble.The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.

My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.

The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend.”

I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.

Those who love your law are completely secure; nothing causes them to stumble.

I will give you hidden treasures, riches stashed away in secret places, so you may recognize that I am the Lord, the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.

Here is another way that our people can learn to engage in good works to meet pressing needs and so not be unfruitful.

What I am commanding you today is to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess.

Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep.For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your children will conquer nations and will resettle desolate cities.

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