Meanings
alternative faith can move mountains
- Belief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.
Origin
From Matthew 17:20: “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech víra hory přenáší
- víra hory přenášíproverb
Danish troen kan flytte bjerge
- troen kan flytte bjergeproverb
Finnish usko siirtää vuoria
- usko siirtää vuoriaproverb
French la foi transporte les montagnes
- la foi transporte les montagnesproverb
German der Glaube kann Berge versetzen
- der Glaube kann Berge versetzenproverb
Hungarian a hit hegyeket mozgat meg
- a hit hegyeket mozgat megproverb
Italian la fede sposta le montagne
- la fede sposta le montagneproverb
Polish wiara czyni cuda, wiara góry przenosi
- wiara czyni cudaproverb
- wiara góry przenosiproverb
Portuguese a fé move montanhas
- a fé move montanhasproverb
Russian вера двигает горы
- вера двигает горы (vera dvigajet gory)proverb
Spanish la fe mueve montañas
- la fe mueve montañasproverb
Ukrainian віра гори перевертає
- віра гори перевертає (vira hory perevertaje)proverb
Cite this entry
faith will move mountains. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faith%20will%20move%20mountains
“faith will move mountains.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faith%20will%20move%20mountains. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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