The best Bible verses for courage (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for courage (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
""Be strong! Take courage! Don't be intimidated by the king of Assyria and his troops—there are more on our side than on their side."2 Chronicles 32:7
""Be strong! Take courage! Don't be intimidated by the king of Assyria and his troops—there are more on our side than on their side."2 Chronicles 32:7
"Saul's son, Ish-Bosheth, heard that Abner had died in Hebron. His heart sank. The whole country was shaken."2 Samuel 4:1
"For you, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God, told me plainly, 'I will build you a house.' That's how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to you."2 Samuel 7:27
"Can you stick with it? Will you be able to keep at this once I start dealing with you? " 'I, God, have spoken. I'll put an end to this."Ezekiel 22:14
"David continued to address Solomon: "Take charge! Take heart! Don't be anxious or get discouraged. God, my God, is with you in this; he won't walk off and leave you in the lurch. He's at your side until every last detail is completed for conducting the worship of God."1 Chronicles 28:20
"Asa heard the prophecy of Azariah son of Obed, took a deep breath, then rolled up his sleeves, and went to work: He cleaned out the obscene and polluting sacred shrines from the whole country of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim. He spruced up the Altar of God that was in front of The Temple porch."2 Chronicles 15:8
""Amariah the chief priest is in charge of all cases regarding the worship of God; Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the tribe of Judah, is in charge of all civil cases; the Levites will keep order in the courts. Be bold and diligent. And God be with you as you do your best.""2 Chronicles 19:11
"Not only that, he caused the king and all his advisors and influential officials actually to like me and back me. My God was on my side and I was ready to go. And I organized all the leaders of Israel to go with me."Ezra 7:28
""This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life."John 3:16
"I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for."Jeremiah 29:11
"Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am."Philippians 4:13
"That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good."Romans 8:28
"Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own."Proverbs 3:5
"Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track."Proverbs 3:6
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for courage (MSG) are 2 Chronicles 32:7, 2 Samuel 4:1, 2 Samuel 7:27. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to courage (MSG) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for courage (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.