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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. 1 Corinthians 14:31

    “For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.”

  2. 2 Corinthians 1:3

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

  3. 2 Corinthians 1:4

    “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.”

  4. 2 Corinthians 1:5

    “For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.”

  5. 2 Corinthians 1:6

    “But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.”

  6. 2 Corinthians 1:7

    “Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort.”

  7. 2 Corinthians 2:7

    “so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.”

  8. 2 Corinthians 7:4

    “Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.”

  9. 2 Corinthians 7:6

    “Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;”

  10. 2 Corinthians 7:7

    “and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.”

  11. 2 Corinthians 7:13

    “Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.”

  12. 2 Corinthians 13:11

    “Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.”

  13. Ephesians 6:22

    “whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.”

  14. Philippians 2:1

    “If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,”

  15. Philippians 2:19

    “But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.”

  16. Colossians 2:2

    “that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,”

  17. Colossians 4:8

    “I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,”

  18. Colossians 4:11

    “and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.”

  19. 1 Thessalonians 2:11

    “As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,”

  20. 1 Thessalonians 3:2

    “and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;”

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.