This collection of Bible verses on perseverance highlights the power of endurance and unwavering faith in God’s promises.
Life presents many challenges, but the Bible reminds us that with perseverance, we can overcome obstacles and grow stronger.
These Scriptures encourage patience, resilience, and trust in God’s plan.
Whether you’re facing trials or seeking inspiration to keep moving forward, these Bible verses will uplift and empower you to persevere through any circumstance.
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Bible Verses on Perseverance
Persevering Through Trials
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. – Romans 5:3-4
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Yahshua, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. – Hebrews 12:1-2
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. – Galatians 6:9
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. – Romans 12:12
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. – James 1:2-3
For we live by faith, not by sight. – 2 Corinthians 5:7
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. – Hebrews 10:35
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Yahshua. – Philippians 3:14
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. – Hebrews 12:11
Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. – James 1:4
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Strength in the Face of Difficulty
Yahshua looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. – Exodus 14:14
But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. – Matthew 24:13
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. – Jeremiah 29:11
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. – Isaiah 40:29
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. – 1 Corinthians 10:13
The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. – Psalm 23:1-3
I can do all this through him who gives me strength. – Philippians 4:13
Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. – Joshua 1:9
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. – Psalm 34:17
Trusting in God’s Timing
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. – Psalm 27:14
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. – Isaiah 40:31
For the Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. – Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. – Psalm 145:18
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. – Proverbs 3:5-6
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. – Isaiah 40:31
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. – Hebrews 10:23
The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Yahshua, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. – 1 Peter 5:10
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. – Zephaniah 3:17
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. – Isaiah 26:3
Encouragement to Keep Going
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. – 2 Corinthians 4:16
For to this you were called, because Yahshua suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. – 1 Peter 2:21
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. – Hebrews 12:3
For I am sure 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 Yahshua our Lord. – Romans 8:38-39
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. – Hebrews 12:1
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32
Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you. – Deuteronomy 31:8
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. – 2 Corinthians 4:17
I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done. – Psalm 118:17
For we walk by faith, not by sight. – 2 Corinthians 5:7
Maintaining Faith in Hard Times
The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. – Psalm 121:7-8
So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord! – Psalm 31:24
For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory. – Deuteronomy 20:4
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? – Psalm 27:1
Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you. – Deuteronomy 3:22
For Yahshua has borne our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. – 1 Peter 2:24
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. – James 1:12
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. – Lamentations 3:25
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. – John 16:33
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. – Hebrews 12:1
