Bible Verses About Cowardice
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for cowardice, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 585 votes, led by Revelation 21:8. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Cowardice
Revelation 21:8121 votes
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Proverbs 28:1109 votes
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 Timothy 1:7102 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Proverbs 29:2561 votes
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
Matthew 5:11-1232 votes
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Galatians 2:11-1426 votes
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
Deuteronomy 31:625 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.
Mark 14:66-7224 votes
And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
Luke 22:54-6018 votes
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.
Judges 7:316 votes
Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
Isaiah 51:1214 votes
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
Joshua 7:513 votes
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
Leviticus 26:3712 votes
And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
1 Timothy 6:1012 votes
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
What does the Bible say about cowardice?
Readers most often cite Revelation 21:8 on the subject of cowardice. Across 585 votes, 14 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 28:1, 2 Timothy 1:7, Proverbs 29:25. This page lists all 14 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.