New Year Bible Verses for a Fresh Start

Looking for Bible verses for the New Year? These passages focus on fresh starts, wisdom for planning, and hope when you feel stuck. Whether your year has been painful or joyful, Scripture can help you step forward with courage and grace.

Mental Health & Wellness Perspective

A fresh start doesn’t require perfection. Choose one or two habits you can keep, build in accountability, and measure progress by consistency—not intensity. If you’re carrying shame, focus on grace: change is often slow, and setbacks are part of growth.

The Verses

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Lamentations 3:22

"{It is of} the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."

God’s mercies are new every morning.

Lamentations 3:22 means that God's unfailing kindness and love protect us from being overwhelmed by life's challenges. Even in tough times, His compassion is constant. This verse reassures us that we can rely on God's mercy to help us endure difficulties, reminding us to seek hope and strength in Him every day.

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2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore if any man {be} in Christ, {he is} a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. {he is: or, let him be}"

In Christ, you are made new.

2 Corinthians 5:17 means that when someone believes in Christ, they become a new person inside. Their past mistakes and old ways are gone, and they start fresh. This can mean leaving behind bad habits or negative thinking, embracing a hopeful, positive life. It's like having a clean slate to begin anew.

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Isaiah 43:19

"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, {and} rivers in the desert."

God is doing a new thing—look for it.

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Philippians 3:13

"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but {this} one thing {I do}, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,"

Press forward, leaving what’s behind.

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James 4:13

"Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:"

Plan with humility: “If the Lord wills.”

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James 4:14

"Whereas ye know not what {shall be} on the morrow. For what {is} your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. {It...: or, For it is}"

Plan with humility: “If the Lord wills.”

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Romans 15:13

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost."

Hope and peace through believing.

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Colossians 3:23

"And whatsoever ye do, do {it} heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

Work wholeheartedly, as for the Lord.

Colossians 3:23 encourages us to give our best effort in everything we do, as if we are working for God, not just for people. This means whether you're helping a friend, doing chores, or working at your job, approach it with dedication and sincerity, knowing your efforts honor God.

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Psalms 37:5

"Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring {it} to pass. {Commit...: Heb. Roll thy way upon}"

Commit your way; God sustains you.

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Moving Forward

Pick one verse and one simple practice to match it—daily prayer, a short walk, journaling, or reaching out for support.

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