20 Bible Verses About Courage (KJV)
"Be strong and of a good courage" — God says it to Joshua three times in nine verses, as if courage needs repeating. These twenty verses gather Scripture's commissioning words: for new beginnings, hard obedience, and standing alone.
“Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.”Joshua 1:6 (KJV)
“Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.”Joshua 1:7 (KJV)
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”Joshua 1:9 (KJV)
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”Deuteronomy 31:6 (KJV)
“And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.”Deuteronomy 31:8 (KJV)
“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”Psalms 27:14 (KJV)
“Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.”Psalms 31:24 (KJV)
“In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.”Psalms 56:11 (KJV)
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”1 Corinthians 16:13 (KJV)
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
“And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.”1 Chronicles 28:20 (KJV)
“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.”2 Chronicles 15:7 (KJV)
“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”Esther 4:14 (KJV)
“If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.”Daniel 3:17 (KJV)
“But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.”Daniel 3:18 (KJV)
“And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,”Acts 4:29 (KJV)
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”Proverbs 28:1 (KJV)
“Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:”Haggai 2:4 (KJV)
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”Isaiah 54:17 (KJV)
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”Ephesians 6:10 (KJV)
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