Encouraging Bible Verses
Some days you need a verse you can read in ten seconds and carry with you. These encouraging Bible verses are short, well known and easy to send to a friend. Each one reminds you that God is near and that your effort matters.
10 scriptures in modern King James wording
Joshua 1:9KJV
“Have not I commanded you? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be you dismayed: for the LORD your God is with you anywhere you go.”
Isaiah 41:10KJV
“Fear you not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yea, I will help you; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Jeremiah 29:11KJV
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Romans 15:13KJV
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that all of you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11KJV
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also all of you do.”
Galatians 6:9KJV
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
Deuteronomy 31:8KJV
“And the LORD, he it is that does go before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: fear not, neither be dismayed.”
2 Corinthians 4:16KJV
“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”
Psalms 27:14KJV
“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen yours heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
Romans 8:31KJV
“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?”
Common questions
What is a good Bible verse to encourage someone?
Joshua 1:9 and Isaiah 41:10 are easy choices. Both tell the reader not to be afraid because God is with them. For a note to a friend, 1 Thessalonians 5:11 adds a direct call to encourage one another.
What does the Bible say about encouraging others?
First Thessalonians 5:11 tells believers to comfort each other and build each other up, and Galatians 6:9 urges them not to grow tired of doing good. In the Bible, encouragement is something you actively do for other people.
Related Bible verses
- Bible Verses About StrengthWhen you run out of your own strength, these verses point you to a source that does not run out.
- Bible Verses About HopeHope in the Bible is not wishful thinking.
- Bible Verses About CourageGod told Joshua to be strong and courageous, and he says the same to you before a hard task.
- Bible Verses About PerseverancePerseverance means staying on the road when quitting would be easier.
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