Some of the most-shared Bible verses for the New Year and new beginnings are Isaiah 43:18–19, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Lamentations 3:22–23, Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 3:13–14. Each is below in the King James Version (KJV), with a plain Gen Z paraphrase and one line on how it applies when you're resetting for a new year.
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Bible verses for a new year that people share for New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and a fresh start. Jeremiah 29:11 is shown with verses 12–13.
“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 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.”
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Stop living in what already happened. God is doing a new thing, even making a way through a dry place.
A new thing starts with God, not with erasing last year.
Save as wallpaper“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
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If you are in Christ, you are a new creation. The old life gives way to what is new.
Newness here is life in Christ.
Save as wallpaper“It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
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We are still here because of the Lord's mercy. It is new every morning.
Mercy is new in the morning, including January 1.
Save as wallpaper“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. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
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God tells exiles He has thoughts of peace and a future, and that they will find Him when they seek Him.
God's care for exiles who seek Him, not a resolution guarantee.
Save as wallpaper“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, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
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Paul has not arrived. He leaves what is behind and presses toward God's call in Christ.
Leave last year with God and aim at Christ.
Save as wallpaperBible verses about new beginnings: a new heart, a new life, and a new creation from God.
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”
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God gives a new heart and a new spirit, and He takes away a hard heart.
The new heart is God's gift.
Save as wallpaper“And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.”
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The one on the throne says, I make all things new, and the words are true.
God makes all things new. That is bigger than January.
Save as wallpaper“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
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People who wait on God get fresh strength to rise, run, and keep walking.
Wait on God for a new season of strength.
Save as wallpaper“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
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Buried with Christ, then raised to walk in a new kind of life.
Newness of life is walking with the risen Christ.
Save as wallpaper“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
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Be strong and brave. The Lord your God goes with you wherever you go.
Courage for a new chapter is God going with you.
Save as wallpaper“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
This is creation, not a New Year's party. God is the one who begins things.
Save as wallpaper“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
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David asks God for a clean heart and a renewed spirit.
A clean heart is God's work.
Save as wallpaper“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”
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God creates new heavens and a new earth. The old order will not keep ruling the mind.
God's new creation is larger than a new calendar.
Save as wallpaper“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
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Unless someone is born again, they cannot see God's kingdom.
Born again is a beginning God gives.
Save as wallpaper“Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:”
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Take off the old self and its habits. Put on the new self, renewed to know God.
The new self is renewed by knowing God.
Save as wallpaperShort New Year Bible verses for a caption, a text, or a lock screen. Each card is the full KJV verse.
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
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This is the day the Lord made. Rejoice and be glad in it.
A short line for the day in front of you.
Save as wallpaper“Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
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Hand your work to the Lord, and He steadies your thoughts.
Commit the work. Let God settle the plans.
Save as wallpaper“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
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Teach us to count our days so our hearts learn wisdom.
Number your days with God.
Save as wallpaper“Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.”
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You crown the year with goodness, and the paths you walk overflow.
God crowns the year. A flawless streak does not.
Save as wallpaper“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”
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There is a season for everything, and a time for every purpose.
A new year is a season. It does not have to feel like a highlight reel.
Save as wallpaper“O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.”
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Sing a new song to the Lord. All the earth is invited.
A new song is praise.
Save as wallpaper“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”
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The Lord is good to people who wait for Him and seek Him.
Waiting on God is a way to start the year.
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“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
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The Lord stays near the brokenhearted and saves people whose spirit is crushed.
If last year broke your heart, God is near.
Save as wallpaper“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
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Jesus says come if you are worn out. He gives rest, and His burden is light.
Rest is coming to Jesus.
Save as wallpaper“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
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Do not be afraid. God is with you, and He will strengthen you and hold you up.
God holds you up in a hard new year.
Save as wallpaper“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
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God works all things for good for people who love Him and are called by Him.
Good does not mean this year will feel easy.
Save as wallpaper“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
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We do not quit. The inside is renewed day by day, and what lasts is still ahead.
Renewal can be quiet while last year still hurts.
Save as wallpaperJeremiah 29:11–13 is in the top five. It was written to exiles. These verses keep plans under God's timing.
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
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Trust the Lord with your whole heart. Acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path.
Plans are fine. Trust God with the path.
Save as wallpaper“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
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Delight in the Lord and commit your way to Him. He will bring it about.
Delight in God first. This is trust, not manifesting.
Save as wallpaper“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
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Seek God's kingdom and His righteousness first. What you need is added.
God's kingdom comes first. This is not a richer-year formula.
Save as wallpaper“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: 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. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.”
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You do not control tomorrow. The honest line is, if the Lord wills, we will live and do this.
Hold plans with 'if the Lord wills.'
Save as wallpaper“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”
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You can plan your way. The Lord still directs your steps.
Your plan and God's direction are not the same.
Save as wallpaperOn New Year's Eve or New Year's Day (January 1 on the civil calendar), pick one verse. Read the King James text, then the Gen Z paraphrase. Name one gratitude and one intention. That is a simple reading, not a liturgy and not a rule.
Start the year with a verse on your lock screen using the free Bible verse wallpaper maker or a Bible verse lock screen. The Bible verse of the day is free. Widgets and Gen Z mode (a paraphrase, not a translation) are Baeble Pro.
Isaiah 43:18–19 (KJV) and 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV). One is God doing a new thing. The other is a new creature in Christ. Both are in the top five, with the full KJV text.
New beginnings come from God. Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV) is a new heart, Revelation 21:5 (KJV) says God makes all things new, and Romans 6:4 (KJV) is walking in newness of life.
Lamentations 3:22–23 (KJV) says mercies are new every morning. Psalm 118:24 (KJV) is “This is the day which the LORD hath made.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) is one sentence.
No. Jeremiah 29 was written to exiles in Babylon. Verse 11 is God's care and a future, and verses 12–13 call them to seek Him. People apply that hope to a new year. It is not a promise of personal prosperity or that every resolution will succeed.
No. It's an AI-assisted paraphrase shown next to the KJV so you can always check the original.
Yes. The King James Version is public domain in the United States. Use the free Bible verse wallpaper maker, keep the reference and KJV on the image, and label any Gen Z line as a paraphrase.
Source: King James Version (public domain), including Isaiah 43:18-19 (KJV). Gen Z lines are paraphrases, not translations. See the Gen Z Bible guide.
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