The best Bible verses for strength (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for strength (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall."Isaiah 22:10
"and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall."Isaiah 22:10
"I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me,"Isaiah 45:5
"“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes."Isaiah 54:2
"And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail."Isaiah 58:11
"but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”"Luke 22:32
"No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,"Romans 4:20
"For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men."1 Corinthians 1:25
"Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,"Jeremiah 9:23
"The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting; they remain in their strongholds; their strength has failed; they have become women; her dwellings are on fire; her bars are broken."Jeremiah 51:30
"For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds."2 Corinthians 10:4
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 strength (ESV) are Isaiah 22:10, Isaiah 35:3, Isaiah 45:5. 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 strength (ESV) 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 strength (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.