Sayings for confirmation: 25 nice ideas

Proverbs for Confirmation from the Bible

In many congregations it is customary for the confirmands to choose a verse from the Bible for their confirmation. This is then usually recited by the pastor during the confirmation service. We have put together a few Bible verses for confirmation that are good for this. You can also write them on a confirmation invitation or in a thank you card to add some variety to the text. These sayings give every gift for confirmation a very personal touch.

• As the heavens arch over the earth, so does God’s love surround all who trust in God.
  (Psalm 103:11)
• Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that goes out of the mouth of God.
  (Matthew 4:4)
• Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; You are mine!
  (Isaiah 43:1b)
• God loved the world so much that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. But those who love the Lord should be as the sun rises in its splendor.
  (Judges 5:31)
• The righteous path shines like the morning light that shines ever brighter until full day.
  (Proverbs Solomon 4:18)
• The Lord is kind and a steadfastness in time of need, and knows those who trust in him.
  (Nahum chapter 1:7)
• You make known to me the way of life: before you there is joy in abundance and delight at your right hand forever.
  (Psalm 16:11)
• The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
  (Psalm 23:1)
• Lord, Your goodness reaches as far as the sky and Your truth as far as the clouds go.
  (Psalm 36:6)
• I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
  (John 8:12)
• For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind.
  (2 Timothy 1:7)
• Don’t throw away your faith, for a great reward awaits you if you remain faithful.
  (Hebrews 10:35)

Sayings for the confirmation of well-known personalities

Even sayings that do not come from the Bible can give your congratulations on confirmation a very special touch. With a meaningful saying for confirmation, like one of these well-known authors, you can write a suitable message for the confirmand on the confirmation card:

• With God – so shall you walk.
  With God – that’s how you should act!
  (Friedrich Morgenroth)
• To believe in man is to increase his power tenfold.
  (Gustave Le Bon)
• The greatest people are those who can give hope to others.
  (Jean Jaures)
• To do good of one’s own accord, that is, religion.
  (Martin Opitz)
• True happiness is not in what you receive, but in what you give.
  (John Chrysostom)
• It is not good that everything you desire comes true;
  in sickness you recognize the value of health,
  in evil the value of good, in
  hunger satiety,
  and in exertion the value of rest.
  (Heraclitus)
• There comes a moment of choice and decision for everyone, whether to live a life of their own, a most personal life in the deepest fullness, or whether to choose that false, shallow, degrading existence that the hypocrisy of the world wants from them coveted.
  (Oscar Wilde)
• Children should get two things from their parents, roots and wings.
  (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
• Moons and years pass and always have passed, but a beautiful moment shines through life.
  (Franz Grillparzer)
• Give every day the chance to be the most beautiful of your life.
  (Mark Twain)

More sayings about confirmation

A tasteful proverb can also be a suitable alternative to the Bible verse as a saying for confirmation in a greeting card. The following three sayings are examples of this:

• The light of the sun shines on your windowsill. Your heart be full of confidence that after every thunderstorm there is a rainbow in the sky. The day be kind to you, the night kind to you. May the strong hand of a friend hold you and may God fill your heart with joy and a happy mind.
  (Irish Blessing)
• Good advice is like snow, the softer it falls, the longer it stays.
  (Finnish proverb)
• The smile you send out will return to you.
  (Indian proverb)