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Let these Bible verses about strength. Words from the bible to inspire and encourage you.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds. For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
James 1:2 – 3 ESV
Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
Psalm 31:24 (NKJV)
Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.
Hebrews 2:18 (NLT)
Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
Psalm 37:3 (NLT)
Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them;
for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NKJV)
The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
Psalm 34:17-18 (NLT)
Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don’t depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 (NLT)
Be patient and wait for the Lord to act; don’t be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans. Don’t give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble.
Psalm 37:7-8 (GNT)
But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.” So I am very happy to brag about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me. For this reason I am happy when I have weaknesses, insults, hard times, sufferings, and all kinds of troubles for Christ. Because when I am weak, then I am truly strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NCV)
In the same way you younger people must submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you must put on the apron of humility, to serve one another; for the scripture says, “God resists the proud, but shows favor to the humble.” Humble yourselves, then, under God’s mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time.
1 Peter 5:5-6 (GNT)
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6:31-33 (NKJV)
How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!
Psalm 84:5 (NET)
“I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage—I have conquered the world.”
John 16:33 (NET)
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30 (NKJV)
Since Christ suffered while he was in his body, strengthen yourselves with the same way of thinking Christ had. The person who has suffered in the body is finished with sin. Strengthen yourselves so that you will live here on earth doing what God wants, not the evil things people want.
1 Peter 4:1-2 (NCV)
Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22 (NKJV)
I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:12-13 (NLT)
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:29-31 (NLT)
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2 NIV
Grow in spiritual strength and become better acquainted with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3:18a (TLB)
So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 (NET)
God is our protection and our strength. He always helps in times of trouble. So we will not be afraid even if the earth shakes, or the mountains fall into the sea,
Psalm 46:1-2 (NCV)
If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
Proverbs 24:10 (NKJV)
