Bible Verses About Courage

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

Isaiah 54:4 KJV

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44 Bible verses about courage

  1. 6Be 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. 7Only 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.

    Joshua 1:6-7 KJV

  2. 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.

    Joshua 1:9 KJV

  3. 6Be 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. 7And 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. 8And 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.

    Deuteronomy 31:6-8 KJV

  4. 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.

    1 Chronicles 28:20 KJV

  5. Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

    2 Chronicles 32:7 KJV

  6. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

    2 Timothy 1:7 KJV

  7. 10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

    Ephesians 6:10-11 KJV

  8. Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

    1 Corinthians 16:13 KJV

  9. 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?

    Psalms 27:1 KJV

  10. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

    Psalms 27:3 KJV

  11. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

    Psalms 27:14 KJV

  12. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

    Psalms 31:24 KJV

  13. 3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

    Psalms 56:3-4 KJV

  14. In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

    Psalms 56:11 KJV

  15. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.

    Psalms 112:7 KJV

  16. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

    Psalms 118:6 KJV

  17. In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

    Psalms 138:3 KJV

  18. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

    Psalms 3:6 KJV

  19. 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.

    Psalms 23:4 KJV

  20. 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.

    Isaiah 41:10 KJV

  21. For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

    Isaiah 41:13 KJV

  22. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

    Isaiah 35:4 KJV

  23. 1But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

    Isaiah 43:1-2 KJV

  24. Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

    Isaiah 54:4 KJV

  25. The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

    Proverbs 28:1 KJV

  26. 25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

    Proverbs 3:25-26 KJV

  27. 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.

    Mark 6:50 KJV

  28. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

    Matthew 14:27 KJV

  29. 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.

    John 16:33 KJV

  30. And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

    Acts 4:29 KJV

  31. 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.

    Acts 4:31 KJV

  32. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

    Acts 27:25 KJV

  33. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

    Hebrews 13:6 KJV

  34. 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.

    Philippians 1:28 KJV

  35. But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

    1 Peter 3:14 KJV

  36. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

    2 Corinthians 5:6 KJV

  37. We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

    2 Corinthians 5:8 KJV

Be strong and of a good courage is a command rather than a pep talk, and it is given to Joshua four times in one chapter, which suggests he needed the repetition. That charge anchors these Bible verses about courage, alongside Deuteronomy 31 and the Psalms that refuse to fear though an army gathers. Notice how often the reason given is presence rather than strength: be strong and courageous because God goes with you. Fear not and its variants recur across Scripture, and a fair share of them are collected here.