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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. Zechariah 10:2

    “For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams. They comfort in vain. Therefore they go their way like sheep. They are oppressed, because there is no shepherd.”

  2. Matthew 2:18

    ““A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.””

  3. Matthew 5:4

    “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

  4. Matthew 9:22

    “But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.”

  5. Mark 10:49

    “Jesus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!””

  6. Luke 8:48

    “He said to her, “Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you well. Go in peace.””

  7. Luke 16:25

    ““But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.”

  8. John 11:19

    “Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.”

  9. John 11:31

    “Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.””

  10. John 14:16

    “I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever, —”

  11. John 14:18

    “I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.”

  12. John 14:26

    “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.”

  13. John 15:26

    ““When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.”

  14. John 16:7

    “Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.”

  15. Acts 9:31

    “So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.”

  16. Acts 16:40

    “They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.”

  17. Acts 20:12

    “They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.”

  18. Romans 1:12

    “that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.”

  19. Romans 15:4

    “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”

  20. 1 Corinthians 14:3

    “But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.”

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.