Bible Verses About Courage
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for courage, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 113,668 votes, led by Joshua 1:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Courage
Joshua 1:94,530 votes
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.
2 Timothy 1:74,447 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Deuteronomy 31:64,318 votes
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.
Psalms 31:243,930 votes
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 16:133,818 votes
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Psalms 27:143,588 votes
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
John 14:272,707 votes
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
1 Chronicles 28:202,558 votes
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.
Psalms 23:42,338 votes
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.
Proverbs 3:5-62,238 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
John 16:332,027 votes
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.
Deuteronomy 31:81,967 votes
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.
Mark 5:361,864 votes
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Psalms 112:71,843 votes
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
Psalms 56:3-41,811 votes
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Proverbs 28:11,746 votes
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Philippians 4:131,741 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
2 Corinthians 1:3-41,727 votes
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Mark 6:49-501,697 votes
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
Philippians 1:281,676 votes
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.
1 Timothy 1:71,578 votes
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
Joshua 1:1-9:271,566 votes
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
1 Corinthians 1:3-41,563 votes
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 41:101,556 votes
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.
Psalms 27:11,548 votes
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?
What does the Bible say about courage?
Readers most often cite Joshua 1:9 on the subject of courage. Across 113,668 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Timothy 1:7, Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalms 31:24. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.