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Bible Verses About Encouragement

Words of encouragement from Scripture — verses for hard seasons, weariness, and the long wait.

6 verses · curated by hand

Galatians 6:9

"Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up."

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1 Thessalonians 5:11

"Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do."

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Hebrews 10:24

"Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,"

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Hebrews 12:1

"Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,"

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2 Thessalonians 2:16

"Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,"

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Philemon 1:7

"For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother."

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From the wider Bible

More verses about encouragement in Scripture

124 passages mentioning “comfort” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 32:6

    “He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the wide place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,”

  2. Esther 15:8

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  3. Esther 15:16

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  4. Job 2:11

    “Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.”

  5. Job 6:10

    “Be it still my consolation, yes, let me exult in pain that doesn’t spare, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.”

  6. Job 7:13

    “When I say, ‘My bed shall comfort me. My couch shall ease my complaint;’”

  7. Job 9:27

    “If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up;’”

  8. Job 10:20

    “Aren’t my days few? Cease then. Leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,”

  9. Job 16:2

    ““I have heard many such things. You are all miserable comforters!”

  10. Job 21:34

    “So how can you comfort me with nonsense, because in your answers there remains only falsehood?””

  11. Job 29:25

    “I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.”

  12. Job 42:11

    “Then came there to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house. They comforted him, and consoled him concerning all the evil that Yahweh had brought on him. Everyone also gave him a piece of money, and everyone a ring of gold.”

  13. Psalms 23:4

    “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.”

  14. Psalms 69:20

    “Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.”

  15. Psalms 71:21

    “Increase my honor, and comfort me again.”

  16. Psalms 77:2

    “In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn’t get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.”

  17. Psalms 86:17

    “Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.”

  18. Psalms 94:19

    “In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.”

  19. Psalms 119:50

    “This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.”

  20. Psalms 119:52

    “I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself.”

Frequently asked

Questions about encouragement in the Bible

What does the Bible say about encouragement?
Encouragement runs through Scripture as both a gift God offers and a duty believers owe one another. Hebrews 10:24-25 calls Christians to "consider how to provoke one another to love and good works" and to keep meeting together to encourage each other "all the more, as you see the day approaching." 1 Thessalonians 5:11 urges, "comfort one another, and build each other up." Isaiah 40:31 promises strength renewed for those who wait on the Lord — a verse memorised in seasons when courage runs thin.
Which Bible verse is best for someone discouraged?
Three passages carry most of the weight: Isaiah 41:10 ("Don't you be afraid, for I am with you"), Joshua 1:9 ("Be strong and courageous"), and 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 ("though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day"). Read them slowly. They were written to people on the edge of giving up — they are not for the easy days, and they hold up under real weight.
How do I encourage someone with Bible verses?
Pick one short verse, write it by hand, and send it without a sermon attached. Choose a passage that names the specific season the person is in — Psalm 34:18 for the broken-hearted, Romans 8:28 for those waiting on a delayed answer, Philippians 1:6 for those questioning whether God is still at work in them. A verse delivered with attention is often more comforting than a paragraph of advice.