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Bible Verses About Encouragement

Encouragement in the Bible is usually a verb before it is a feeling — the word behind it means to come alongside someone and put strength into them. Hebrews 10:24-25 makes it a community obligation: "consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works... exhorting one another." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 supplies the reason the practice works: comfort received is comfort given. The verses collected here work in both directions — some are for sending to a friend who is fading (Isaiah 41:10, Joshua 1:9), and some are for the days when you are the one who needs a hand on the shoulder (Psalm 34:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:11). All fifteen are shown in full KJV text, ready to copy and send.

Quick answer: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 gives the pattern: God "comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble." Isaiah 41:10 supplies the most-quoted encouragement — "Fear thou not; for I am with thee" — and Hebrews 10:24-25 turns encouragement into a shared habit rather than a personal one: "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together... but exhorting one another."

The 15 verses, in full text

01 · King James Version

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

02 · King James Version

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Hebrews 10:24

03 · King James Version

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Hebrews 10:25

04 · King James Version

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

Romans 15:5

05 · King James Version

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

2 Corinthians 1:3

06 · King James Version

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

2 Corinthians 1:4

07 · King James Version

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10

08 · King James Version

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

09 · King James Version

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Psalms 34:18

10 · King James Version

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

11 · King James Version

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Philippians 4:13

12 · King James Version

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

1 Corinthians 16:13

13 · King James Version

Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.

2 Chronicles 20:17

14 · King James Version

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 20:24

15 · King James Version

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Colossians 3:23

When to read these verses

Read these before sending them — a verse copied to a friend lands differently when it has been read slowly first. They fit the ordinary hard moments: a failed exam, a rejected application, a long illness, a first week somewhere new, a colleague who is quietly running on empty. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 specifies who gets this treatment: "comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men." The short verses (Psalm 34:18, Joshua 1:9) travel well in a text message; the longer ones (Romans 15:5, Colossians 3:23) work as a paragraph in a card.

How to use this list

Copy any verse directly from its card and send it with a sentence of your own — the sentence is the encouragement, the verse is the anchor. Each card toggles between the King James Version and the World English Bible if the archaic phrasing is a barrier for the person receiving it. If you need one verse rather than fifteen, the random verse tool at the top of this page can draw from this theme on demand. For a longer note, the Bible verses about strength and hope pages pair naturally with this list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a good Bible verse to encourage someone?
Isaiah 41:10 is the most versatile: "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee." Psalm 34:18 is often used for grief — "The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart" — and 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 frames comfort as something passed from person to person.
What does "encourage one another" mean in Hebrews 10:25?
Hebrews 10:24-25: "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together... but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." The passage makes encouragement a planned, communal practice — the kind of thing a group does deliberately for its members, not merely a spontaneous compliment.
What verses encourage someone who is tired?
Galatians 6:9: "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." Matthew 11:28: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." And 1 Corinthians 16:13 is the short charge: "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong."
What is a short encouraging Bible verse for cards?
Joshua 1:9 fits on a single line: "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." Psalm 121:2 is even shorter — "My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth" — and Colossians 3:23 works as a one-sentence charge: "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men."

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