Life’s challenges often test our strength and resolve. During these times, we seek encouragement and inspiration to persevere. The Bible offers comforting verses that remind us to stay strong in faith and spirit. In this collection of 125 Bible verses about staying strong, may you find the fortitude and peace to navigate life’s trials with unwavering faith.

Staying Strong in Trials

• James 1:12 – “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
• Romans 5:3-4 – “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”
• 1 Peter 5:10 – “And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”
• 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
• Hebrews 12:1 – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
• James 1:2-4 – “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”
• Psalm 46:1-2 – “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.”
• Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
• Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

Staying Strong with Faith and Courage

• Joshua 1:9 – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
• Psalm 27:1 – “The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?”
• Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
• Psalm 31:24 – “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.”
• Isaiah 41:10 – “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
• 2 Timothy 1:7 – “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
• Psalm 118:14 – “The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
• Ephesians 6:10 – “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”
• Mark 5:36 – “Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, ‘Don’t be afraid; just believe.'”
• Psalm 112:7 – “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD.”

Staying Strong with Perseverance and Faith

• Hebrews 10:36 – “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”
• Romans 12:12 – “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
• Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
• Colossians 1:11 – “Being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience.”
• 2 Thessalonians 3:13 – “And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.”
• Luke 21:19 – “Stand firm, and you will win life.”
• Hebrews 12:3 – “Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”
• Philippians 3:14 – “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
• Revelation 2:3 – “You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.”
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3 – “We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Staying Strong and Gaining Strength from God’s Protection

• Psalm 18:2 – “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
• Isaiah 54:17 – “No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the LORD.”
• Psalm 91:1-2 – “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.'”
• 2 Samuel 22:33 – “It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.”
• Psalm 28:7 – “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”
• Nehemiah 8:10 – “Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
• Psalm 59:16 – “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.”
• Psalm 118:6 – “The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”
• Exodus 15:2 – “The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.”
• Isaiah 40:31 – “But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Staying Strong and Trusting God’s Plan

• Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
• Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
• Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
• Psalm 37:5 – “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:”
• Psalm 62:8 – “Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:18 – “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
• Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
• Psalm 9:10 – “Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.”
• Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
• Psalm 56:3-4 – “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

Staying Strong, Renewal, and Restoration

• Lamentations 3:22-23 – “Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
• Isaiah 40:29 – “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
• Psalm 23:3 – “He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
• Psalm 51:10 – “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
• Isaiah 43:18-19 – “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
• Romans 12:2 – “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
• Ephesians 4:23-24 – “To be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”
• Titus 3:5 – “He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”
• Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

Staying Strong and Overcoming Fear

• Isaiah 41:13 – “For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”
• Psalm 34:4 – “I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.”
• Deuteronomy 3:22 – “Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God himself will fight for you.”
• John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
• Psalm 56:11 – “In God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?”
• 2 Timothy 1:7 – “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
• Psalm 23:4 – “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
• Matthew 10:28 – “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”
• Psalm 118:6 – “The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
• Isaiah 35:4 – “Say to those with fearful hearts, ‘Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.'”

Staying Strong with Endurance and Patience

• Hebrews 6:15 – “And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.”
• Romans 15:4 – “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”
• James 5:11 – “As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.”
• Colossians 1:11-12 – “Being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.”
• Hebrews 12:7 – “Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?”
• 1 Corinthians 13:7 – “It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
• Luke 8:15 – “But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.”
• Hebrews 10:32-36 – “Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.”
• Romans 5:4 – “And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.”
• 2 Thessalonians 1:4 – “Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.”

Staying Strong with Power Through Faith

• Ephesians 3:16 – “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.”
• 2 Corinthians 12:9 – “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
• Acts 1:8 – “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
• Ephesians 6:10 – “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”
• Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
• 1 Corinthians 2:5 – “So that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”
• 2 Timothy 1:8 – “So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.”
• Psalm 68:35 – “You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!”
• Isaiah 40:29 – “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
• Mark 12:24 – “Jesus replied, ‘Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?'”

Staying Strong with Hope in Difficult Times

• Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
• Psalm 42:11 – “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”
• Romans 12:12 – “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
• Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
• Lamentations 3:24 – “I say to myself, ‘The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.'”
• Psalm 130:5 – “I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
• 1 Peter 1:13 – “Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope fully on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.”
• Titus 2:13 – “While we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
• Psalm 119:114 – “You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.”
• Psalm 71:14 – “As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.”

Staying Strong Amid Sorrow

• 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”
• Psalm 34:18 – “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
• Matthew 5:4 – “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
• Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
• Revelation 21:4 – “‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
• John 14:1 – “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.”
• Isaiah 66:13 – “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
• Romans 8:37-39 – “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
• Psalm 55:22 – “Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”
• 1 Peter 5:7 – “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

Staying Strong through Victory in Christ

• 1 Corinthians 15:57 – “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
• Romans 8:37 – “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
• John 16:33 – “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
• 1 John 5:4 – “For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.”
• Revelation 12:11 – “They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.”
• Romans 8:31 – “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
• 2 Corinthians 2:14 – “But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere.”
• Philippians 2:9-11 – “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
• 1 John 4:4 – “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
• Ephesians 1:19-20 – “And his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms.”

Staying Strong through God’s Guidance

• Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”
• Proverbs 3:6 – “In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
• Isaiah 58:11 – “The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”
• John 16:13 – “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.”
• Psalm 25:9 – “He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”

Conclusion

As you read these 125 Bible verses about staying strong, may you find renewed strength and comfort in God’s promises. Let these Scriptures uplift your spirit and guide you through life’s challenges. Remember, you are never alone in your journey. Stay strong, and let your faith be your anchor.