Scripture for Courage & Perseverance

Bible Verses for Strength

Bible verses about strength, courage, and perseverance — read each passage in context, or draw a random strength verse with one click. 19 carefully reviewed passages from the World English Bible (WEB).

Life demands more than we often feel we have. These passages remind us that strength is not something we must generate on our own — it is given to us, moment by moment, through faith and perseverance.

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Revelation 14:12

Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus."

God-Given Strength

Scripture’s view of strength is countercultural: it is received, not manufactured. When the Bible commands “Be strong and courageous,” the command always arrives with a reason — “for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9) — and Isaiah 41:10 adds God’s own promise: “I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you.” The Bible never asks for bare willpower; it points to the God who supplies what He commands.

Strength Through Perseverance

The New Testament moves the arena from battlefields to ordinary endurance. Romans 5:1-3 rejoices in suffering because “suffering produces perseverance,” and John 16:31-33 records Jesus’ summary: “In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.” Isaiah 12:2 compresses the whole life of faith into one line — “the LORD, the LORD, is my strength and song.”

When You Feel Weak

These verses offer encouragement for hard seasons, but they are not a substitute for rest or care. Feeling depleted is not a failure of faith — if exhaustion or heaviness is affecting your health or daily life, please also talk with a doctor, counselor, or pastor you trust.

Bible Verses for Strength

  • The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Don't be afraid, but speak and don't be silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."

    Acts 18:9·Verse page·Read context

  • Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."

    John 16:31·Verse page·Read context

  • "Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will rescue him, and honor him. I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation."

    Psalms 91:14·Verse page·Read context

  • Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

    Isaiah 41:10·Verse page·Read context

  • Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD, the LORD, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation."

    Isaiah 12:2·Verse page·Read context

  • Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn't waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,

    Romans 4:20·Verse page·Read context

  • Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;

    Romans 5:1·Verse page·Read context

  • Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

    Romans 15:5·Verse page·Read context

  • But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this. For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them. We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,

    Hebrews 6:9·Verse page·Read context

  • Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?" He said to them, "It isn't for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."

    Acts 1:6·Verse page·Read context

  • To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,

    2 Thessalonians 1:11·Verse page·Read context

  • Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high."

    Luke 24:49·Verse page·Read context

  • Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place. For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God in those who are being saved and in those who perish:

    2 Corinthians 2:14·Verse page·Read context

  • Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus."

    Revelation 14:12·Verse page·Read context

  • May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and into the perseverance of Christ. Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us. For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn't behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

    2 Thessalonians 3:5·Verse page·Read context

  • Save me from the lion's mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen. I will declare your name to my brothers. In the middle of the assembly, I will praise you. You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

    Psalms 22:21·Verse page·Read context

  • In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands. They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with every kind of distress. But you be strong, and don't let your hands be slack; for your work will be rewarded."

    2 Chronicles 15:5·Verse page·Read context

  • Haven't I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don't be afraid. Don't be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

    Joshua 1:9·Verse page·Read context

  • Be strong and courageous. Don't be afraid or scared of them, for the LORD your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.

    Deuteronomy 31:6·Verse page·Read context

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about strength?

The Bible treats strength as something God gives rather than something we must generate on our own. Its commands come with promises: “Be strong and courageous … for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9), and “I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you” (Isaiah 41:10). Strength in Scripture is less about willpower and more about relying on the God who sustains His people.

What is the most encouraging Bible verse for strength?

Joshua 1:9 — “Be strong and courageous” — is probably the best-known starting point, and Isaiah 41:10 is a close second. Isaiah 12:2 offers another beautiful picture: “the LORD, the LORD, is my strength and song.” Use the random tool above to draw from the full collection and find the passage that speaks to your situation.

I feel exhausted and weak. Will reading verses fix that?

Not by itself. These passages offer real encouragement and a spiritual anchor, but exhaustion usually needs practical responses too — rest, sleep, and support from the people around you. If low energy or heaviness is affecting your health or daily life, please also talk with a doctor, counselor, or pastor you trust. Seeking help is not a failure of faith.