Bible Verses By Need
14 Bible Verses for Strength
God's strength is not a reward for having enough of your own. It shows up precisely where yours runs out, and it is made perfect in weakness.
What the Bible says about weakness
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Philippians 4:13
Not self-confidence, but Christ-dependence. His strength, flowing into your limits.
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles.”
Isaiah 40:31
Renewed strength comes not from striving harder, but from waiting on Him.
“My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
Your weakness is not disqualifying; it is the very place His power shows up.
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1
He is not distant strength; He is present help, right in the middle of the trouble.
“The joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10
Strength for the weary is found in Him, and in the joy that He gives.
“He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”
Isaiah 40:29
God gives power to the faint and increases strength for those who have none left.
“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.”
Psalms 28:7
The Lord is your strength and shield, and a trusting heart finds real help in Him.
“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.”
Psalms 18:2
God is named your rock, fortress, and deliverer, a steady strength when you feel unsteady.
“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
Psalms 27:14
Waiting on the Lord is not passive, for He strengthens your heart while you wait.
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”
Ephesians 6:10
You are called to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might, not your own.
“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.”
Habakkuk 3:19
The Lord is your strength who makes you sure footed on the high and difficult places.
“Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”
Colossians 1:11
God strengthens you with all might according to His glorious power for patience and endurance.
“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.”
2 Corinthians 12:10
Paul learned that in his weakness he was actually strong, because Christ's strength carried him.
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:57
God gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ, the deepest source of our strength.
A prayer for weakness
Father, I am running on empty, and I do not have what today requires. Thank You that Your strength is made perfect in my weakness. I stop pretending to be strong, and I wait on You. Renew me. Carry me when I cannot walk. Let Your joy be my strength today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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- What Bible verse gives strength?
- Isaiah 40:31 and Philippians 4:13 are the most-loved strength verses: God renews the strength of those who wait on Him, and Christ strengthens us.
- What does the Bible say when you are weak?
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 says God's strength is made perfect in weakness, so weakness is where His power is most clearly seen.
- How do I find strength in God?
- By waiting on Him in prayer, resting in His promises, and depending on His Spirit rather than your own effort. His strength meets you at the end of yours.
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