Bible Verses of Encouragement

On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp.

Zephaniah 3:16

These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.

Titus 2:15

Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.

Titus 2:6

He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

Titus 1:9

Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me

Romans 15:15

I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another.

Romans 15:14

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

Romans 15:7

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,

Romans 15:5

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

Romans 15:4

Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.

Romans 15:2

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

Romans 15:1

Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

Romans 14:19

Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

Romans 14:13

Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.

Romans 14:1

if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

Romans 12:8

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

Romans 1:13

that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other`s faith.

Romans 1:12

I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—

Romans 1:11

Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.

Revelation 3:2

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Psalms 147:3

The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

Psalms 145:14

Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

Psalms 141:5

When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.

Psalms 138:3

If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

Psalms 119:92

It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.

Psalms 119:71

you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.

Psalms 94:13

Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;

Psalms 94:12

They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,

Psalms 92:14

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;

Psalms 92:12

You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured on me.

Psalms 92:10

May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.

Psalms 90:17

May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.

Psalms 90:16

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.

Psalms 90:15

Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

Psalms 85:6

You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.

Psalms 71:21

Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

Psalms 51:8

I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

Psalms 34:2

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.

Psalms 31:24

No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.

Psalms 25:3

You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

Psalms 10:17

Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

Proverbs 25:25

for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.

Proverbs 24:16

Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Proverbs 24:14

Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

Proverbs 24:13

If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!

Proverbs 24:10

May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!

Proverbs 23:25

The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

Proverbs 23:24

Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Proverbs 23:22

There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Proverbs 23:18

my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

Proverbs 23:16

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;

Proverbs 23:15

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Proverbs 22:6

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.

Proverbs 21:11

Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.

Proverbs 20:18

Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 19:27

Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 19:25

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

Proverbs 19:20

Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

Proverbs 19:18

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

Proverbs 12:25

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

Philippians 4:12

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.

Philippians 4:11

I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

Philippians 4:10

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Philippians 4:9

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Philippians 4:4

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!

Philippians 4:1

Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.

Philippians 3:17

Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

Philippians 3:16

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

Philippians 3:13

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

Philippians 3:12

Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.

Philippians 3:1

Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety.

Philippians 2:28

Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

Philippians 2:27

But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.

Philippians 2:25

And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

Philippians 2:24

I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.

Philippians 2:23

I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.

Philippians 2:20

I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.

Philippians 2:19

So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

Philippians 2:18

then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.

Philippians 2:2

Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,

Philippians 2:1

since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

Philippians 1:30

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel

Philippians 1:27

I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

Philemon 1:20

Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord`s people.

Philemon 1:7

After they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and viewed the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them.

Numbers 32:9

This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look over the land.

Numbers 32:8

Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over into the land the Lord has given them?

Numbers 32:7

The Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, for this is a holy day. Do not grieve.”

Nehemiah 8:11

Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

Nehemiah 8:9

Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.”

Nehemiah 4:10

So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

Nehemiah 4:6

I answered them by saying, “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it.”

Nehemiah 2:20

I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work.

Nehemiah 2:18

Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.”

Nehemiah 2:17

But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don`t be afraid.”

Matthew 17:7

You are those who have stood by me in my trials.

Luke 22:28

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

Luke 18:1

And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.

Luke 3:18

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,

Luke 1:14

Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:

Lamentations 3:21