Bible Verses About Courage
This collection includes 16 passages about Courage. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
This collection is a starting point, not a count of every relevant passage in the Bible.
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.
Reading context: God addresses Joshua as he takes responsibility for leading Israel. Verses 7–9 connect courage with attending to the law; this is a specific commission, not a guarantee of success in any chosen undertaking.
Scripture Passages
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Reading context: Paul’s closing instructions place watchfulness, steadfastness and strength beside doing everything with love. Read these two verses together.
Let all your things be done with charity.
Reading context: Paul’s closing instructions place watchfulness, steadfastness and strength beside doing everything with love. Read these two verses together.
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.
Reading context: God addresses Joshua as he takes responsibility for leading Israel. Verses 7–9 connect courage with attending to the law; this is a specific commission, not a guarantee of success in any chosen undertaking.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Reading context: God addresses Joshua as he takes responsibility for leading Israel. Verses 7–9 connect courage with attending to the law; this is a specific commission, not a guarantee of success in any chosen undertaking.
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.
Reading context: Moses speaks to Israel and then Joshua before the transition of leadership. Keep the audience and the coming entry into the land in view.
And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
Reading context: Moses speaks to Israel and then Joshua before the transition of leadership. Keep the audience and the coming entry into the land in view.
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.
Reading context: Moses speaks to Israel and then Joshua before the transition of leadership. Keep the audience and the coming entry into the land in view.
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.
Reading context: David encourages Solomon about the work of the temple. This charge belongs to that specific task, rather than every personal ambition.
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Reading context: The psalm closes by joining courage with waiting for the Lord. Read its fear, petitions and hope together.
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
Reading context: This closing encouragement addresses those hoping in the Lord after a prayer that describes distress and trust.
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
Reading context: The community prays for boldness after threats against the apostles. Its request concerns speaking the word; verse 31 describes the response in this narrative.
By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
Reading context: The community prays for boldness after threats against the apostles. Its request concerns speaking the word; verse 31 describes the response in this narrative.
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Reading context: The community prays for boldness after threats against the apostles. Its request concerns speaking the word; verse 31 describes the response in this narrative.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Reading context: Paul encourages Timothy to bear witness and share hardship. Keep power, love and a sound mind together rather than treating fear as a diagnosis or moral failure.
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
Reading context: Paul encourages Timothy to bear witness and share hardship. Keep power, love and a sound mind together rather than treating fear as a diagnosis or moral failure.
Reference selection. Read each chapter for context. About
Courage in these passages takes several forms: Joshua receives a particular leadership charge, the psalms join courage with waiting, and the early church prays for boldness in witness. Read each setting before applying its words to your own responsibility. Paul’s instruction in 1 Corinthians 16 pairs vigilance with love; courage here does not mean permission to harm another person.
Read the different settings
A starting collection about responsible courage, waiting and faithful witness. It distinguishes Israel’s leadership charges from church instructions and prayers; it is not every use of the word courage or a promise of success.
Keep the passage together
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Study Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this collection help me read?
Find courage for a difficult responsibility, preserving the original audience and setting. It contains 16 passages in KJV, selected as a starting point rather than an exhaustive topical count.
How were the passages selected?
A starting collection about responsible courage, waiting and faithful witness. It distinguishes Israel’s leadership charges from church instructions and prayers; it is not every use of the word courage or a promise of success. Selection and reading notes are machine-assisted; independent human editorial review is pending.
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