The word in Scripture

Faithfulness in the Bible

The word faithfulness appears 19 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Faithfulness is steady, covenant-keeping reliability, a mark of God's character and a fruit of His Spirit. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What faithfulness means in the Bible

Faithfulness is steady, covenant-keeping reliability, a mark of God's character and a fruit of His Spirit.

Where the word faithfulness appears

Here are 7 of the passages where the word faithfulness appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed.”1 Samuel 26:23

“I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.”Psalms 89:1

“Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.”Psalms 143:1

“And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.”Isaiah 11:5

“O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.”Isaiah 25:1

“They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”Lamentations 3:23

“I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.”Hosea 2:20