Bible Verses About Strength

26 verses in the King James Version (KJV) and the Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Some seasons drain everything you have. The Bible is honest about weakness, and it often talks about strength as something received rather than produced. Prophets, poets, and apostles describe God renewing tired people, carrying the weary, and showing up most clearly when human effort runs out. These verses are for the days when you need more than you have. Let them remind you that running low is not the end of the story.

Isaiah 40:31

KJV

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.
BSB

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Philippians 4:13

KJV

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
BSB

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Isaiah 41:10

KJV

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.
BSB

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
Psalm 28:7

KJV

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.
BSB

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
Psalm 46:1

KJV

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
BSB

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
2 Corinthians 12:9

KJV

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.
BSB

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:10

KJV

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.
BSB

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Nehemiah 8:10

KJV

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.
BSB

Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Psalm 73:26

KJV

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
BSB

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Exodus 15:2

KJV

The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
BSB

The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
Isaiah 40:29

KJV

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
BSB

He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
Ephesians 6:10

KJV

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
BSB

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Psalm 18:2

KJV

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.
BSB

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:32

KJV

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
BSB

It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
Habakkuk 3:19

KJV

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.
BSB

GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
Psalm 29:11

KJV

The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
BSB

The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
1 Chronicles 16:11

KJV

Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
BSB

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
Isaiah 12:2

KJV

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.
BSB

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Psalm 119:28

KJV

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
BSB

My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
Deuteronomy 31:6

KJV

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.
BSB

Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
2 Timothy 4:17

KJV

Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
BSB

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
Psalm 27:1

KJV

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?
BSB

The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
Joshua 1:9

KJV

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.
BSB

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Psalm 62:7

KJV

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
BSB

My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
Colossians 1:11

KJV

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
BSB

being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
1 Peter 5:10

KJV

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.
BSB

And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

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