Bible Verses About Courage (30 Verses)
This collection has 30 Bible verses about courage: 17 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (8 verses), across 14 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about courage? Read 30 carefully selected Bible verses about courage, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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30 Bible Verses About Courage
"Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”"
"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."
"Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”"
"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."
"Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh."
"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."
"Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!"
"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong."
"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."
"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."
"The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion."
"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."
"For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control."
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
"Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh."
"Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD."
"When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you."
"What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee."
"Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?"
"The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
"Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful."
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
"David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my God, is with you. He will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of Yahweh’s house is finished."
"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."
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
"Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
"I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”"
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
"Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”"
"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."
"But Jesus, when he heard the message spoken, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Don’t be afraid, only believe.”"
"As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe."
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."
"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 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."
"but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”"
"But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid."
"and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God."
"And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God."
"desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm."
"Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm."
"No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
"Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might."
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."
“Be strong and courageous; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
"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."
"He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters."
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters."
"In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you."
"In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."
"Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me."
"Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me."
"When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell."
"When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell."
"Yahweh your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will go over before you, as Yahweh has spoken."
"The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Courage
This collection has 30 Bible verses about courage: 17 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (8 verses), across 14 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about courage? Read 30 carefully selected Bible verses about courage, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Joshua 1:9: "Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”" Deuteronomy 31:6: "Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”" Psalm 27:14: "Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh." Full collection: 30 verses on this page (57% Old Testament, 43% New Testament).
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