Bible Verses About Motivation
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for motivation, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,891 votes, led by Colossians 3:23. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Motivation
Colossians 3:23546 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
1 Corinthians 15:58350 votes
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Proverbs 3:5299 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Matthew 19:26249 votes
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Psalms 34:17-20201 votes
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Romans 12:11180 votes
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
2 Corinthians 12:9178 votes
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Philippians 4:13155 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Matthew 6:1-4136 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Philippians 4:19120 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Jeremiah 29:11108 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Isaiah 40:28-31106 votes
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
1 Corinthians 6:19-2091 votes
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Galatians 6:7-890 votes
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Luke 15:789 votes
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Romans 8:2885 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
2 Corinthians 9:781 votes
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Isaiah 41:1076 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.
Galatians 5:1276 votes
I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
Proverbs 3:1-3575 votes
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
James 4:1-1774 votes
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Deuteronomy 31:672 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.
Isaiah 40:3166 votes
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Proverbs 3:5-663 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Galatians 1:1061 votes
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
What does the Bible say about motivation?
Readers most often cite Colossians 3:23 on the subject of motivation. Across 5,891 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Corinthians 15:58, Proverbs 3:5, Matthew 19:26. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.