In challenging times, finding comfort can be hard. Yet, the timeless words of the Bible offer hope and strength, especially in the poetic King James Version (KJV). These 140 encouraging Bible verses KJV shine with God’s promises, love, and wisdom. Whether you need solace, strength, or inspiration, these Scriptures provide refuge. Join us in exploring these verses that highlight God’s unwavering presence and boundless grace, offering comfort and empowerment through His Word.

Encouragement Bible Verses KJV

• Deuteronomy 31:6 – “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.”
• Joshua 1:9 – “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
• Psalm 31:24 – “Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.”
• Isaiah 40:31 – “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.”
• John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”
• Philippians 4:6-7 – “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
• 1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”

Strength from the Lord Bible Verses KJV

• Psalm 27:1 – “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
• Isaiah 12:2 – “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.”
• Habakkuk 3:19 – “The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.”
• Ephesians 6:10 – “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”
• Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
• Psalm 46:1 – “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
• Psalm 18:32 – “It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.”

Trusting God Bible Verses KJV

• Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
• Psalm 9:10 – “And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.”
• Psalm 56:3-4 – “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.”
• Jeremiah 17:7 – “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.”
• Psalm 37:5 – “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
• Psalm 125:1 – “They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.”
• Psalm 37:3 – “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.”
• Nahum 1:7 – “The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.”
• Psalm 91:2 – “I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”

Overcoming Fear Bible Verses KJV

• 2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
• Psalm 34:4 – “I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.”
• Isaiah 41:13 – “For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.”
• 1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”
• Psalm 23:4 – “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
• Isaiah 35:4 – “Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.”
• Psalm 56:11 – “In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.”
• Hebrews 13:6 – “So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”

God’s Protection Bible Verses KJV

• Psalm 91:1-2 – “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”
• Psalm 121:7-8 – “The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”
• Proverbs 18:10 – “The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”
• Psalm 32:7 – “Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.”
• Psalm 34:7 – “The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”
• 2 Samuel 22:3-4 – “The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.”
• Isaiah 43:2 – “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”
• Psalm 121:3-4 – “He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”
• Psalm 138:7 – “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.”

Comfort in Trials Bible Verses KJV

• John 16:33 – “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
• Romans 8:18 – “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:17 – “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;”
• James 1:2-4 – “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
• Psalm 34:19 – “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.”
• 1 Peter 4:12-13 – “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.”
• Romans 8:28 – “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.”
• Psalm 30:5 – “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”

God’s Faithfulness Bible Verses KJV

• Lamentations 3:22-23 – “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
• Deuteronomy 7:9 – “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;”
• Psalm 33:4 – “For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:9 – “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:24 – “Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.”
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3 – “But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”
• 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
• Psalm 36:5 – “Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.”
• Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”

God’s Love Bible Verses KJV

• John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
• Romans 5:8 – “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
• 1 John 4:9-10 – “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
• Ephesians 2:4-5 – “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)”
• 1 John 3:1 – “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.”
• Romans 8:37-39 – “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
• Ephesians 3:18-19 – “May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”
• Jeremiah 31:3 – “The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”
• Zephaniah 3:17 – “The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”
• 1 Peter 5:6-7 – “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”

Hope in God Bible Verses KJV

• Jeremiah 29:11 – “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.”
• Romans 15:13 – “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”
• Psalm 39:7 – “And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.”
• Psalm 130:5 – “I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.”
• Lamentations 3:24-25 – “The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”
• 1 Peter 1:3 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
• Hebrews 6:19 – “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;”
• Psalm 71:5 – “For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.”
• Proverbs 23:18 – “For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.”
• Romans 5:5 – “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”

Joy in the Lord Bible Verses KJV

• Philippians 4:4 – “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.”
• Nehemiah 8:10 – “Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
• Psalm 16:11 – “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
• Romans 12:12 – “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
• Psalm 118:24 – “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
• Isaiah 12:3 – “Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.”
• John 15:11 – “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”
• 1 Peter 1:8 – “Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:”
• Romans 14:17 – “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”

God’s Guidance Bible Verses KJV

• Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”
• Isaiah 30:21 – “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”
• Psalm 25:4-5 – “Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.”
• Isaiah 58:11 – “And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.”
• Psalm 73:24 – “Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.”
• Psalm 37:23 – “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.”
• John 16:13 – “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”
• Psalm 48:14 – “For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.”
• James 1:5 – “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”

Peace from God Bible Verses KJV

• Philippians 4:7 – “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
• Isaiah 26:3 – “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
• Colossians 3:15 – “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”
• Psalm 4:8 – “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.”
• Psalm 29:11 – “The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.”
• Isaiah 54:10 – “For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.”
• 2 Thessalonians 3:16 – “Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.”
• Romans 5:1 – “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:”

Strength in Weakness Bible Verses KJV

• 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “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. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”
• Isaiah 40:29 – “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”
• Psalm 73:26 – “My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.”
• 1 Peter 5:10 – “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”
• Psalm 18:39 – “For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.”
• Psalm 28:7 – “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.”

Deliverance Bible Verses KJV

• Psalm 34:17 – “The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”
• Psalm 107:6 – “Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.”
• Psalm 50:15 – “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”
• 2 Timothy 4:18 – “And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
• 2 Samuel 22:2 – “And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;”
• Colossians 1:13 – “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:”
• Psalm 18:2 – “The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”
• Psalm 40:1-2 – “I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:10 – “Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;”
• Isaiah 46:4 – “And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.”

God’s Promises Bible Verses KJV

• Joshua 23:14 – “And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.”
• 2 Peter 1:4 – “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
• Psalm 145:13 – “Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:20 – “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.”
• 1 Kings 8:56 – “Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.”
• Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”
  
• Isaiah 41:10 – “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.”
• Romans 4:21 – “And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”
• Numbers 23:19 – “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”
• Psalm 119:89 – “For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.”

Faith Bible Verses KJV

• Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
• Romans 10:17 – “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
• Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
• Galatians 2:20 – “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
• James 1:6 – “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”
• Hebrews 11:6 – “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
• Mark 11:22-24 – “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”
• Matthew 21:22 – “And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”

Conclusion

In these 140 encouraging Bible verses KJV, we find a treasure trove of hope, strength, and divine guidance. Each Scripture is a testament to God’s unwavering love and faithfulness. As you reflect on these verses, may they bring you comfort, empower your spirit, and remind you that you are never alone. Let these timeless words continue to inspire and uplift you, providing a steady source of encouragement in every season of life.