24 inspirational bible verses to help you grow in your faith and never give up in fulfilling your dreams.

Let the bible verses below encourage you to persist past challenges or any obstacle within your way.

24 Bible verses on perseverance 

1. “Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” – James 1:4

2. “Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.” – Ecclesiastes 11:6

3. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:9

4. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.”- Colossians 3:23

5. “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” – Luke 18:1

6. “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28

7. “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” – Exodus 14:14

8. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” – Romans 8:37

9. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” – Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

10. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – Thessalonians 5:16-18

11. “But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” – Romans 8:25

12. “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13

13. “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” – Deuteronomy 31:8

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

15. “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” – Hebrews 11:1

16. “For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.” – Proverbs 24:16

17. “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 3:13-14

18. “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” – Philippians 1:6

19. “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” – 2 Chronicles 15:7

20. “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” – 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

21. “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” – 2 Timothy 1:7

22. “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.” – 2 Corinthians 4:8-12

23. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” – John 14.27

24. “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” –  Psalm 46:1