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25 Bible Verses About Perseverance and Determination

Read these messages about never giving up, even during hard times.

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If you're lacking motivation or going through hard times, turning to the messages in the Bible can be helpful. Sometimes you need a bit of guidance to help with perseverance and determination, and the words of scripture can give you strength. During those times when you feel like giving up, whether it's at your job, in your marriage, or even during a particularly difficult workout, these Bible verses about perseverance can help you find the motivation to go on. Hard work builds character, and finding the right words to think about can make a world of difference.

When there's so much uncertainty in the world, it's easy to become hopeless, scared, and negative. That's where the Bible can help. It's chock full of encouraging Bible verses about strength and calming Bible verses about patience. And when you're feeling especially down about looking for that job or completing that project, take a look at these Bible verses that encapsulate the importance of perseverance.

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1 Chronicles 16:11

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"Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!"

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Job 42:2

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"I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted."

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2 Chronicles 15:7

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"But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."

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Psalm 27:14

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"Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!"

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Romans 12:12

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"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."

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Psalm 86:11

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"Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name."

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Proverbs 4:25-26

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"Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.
Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure."

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Psalm 107:9

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"For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things."

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Isaiah 46:4

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“...even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.”

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Lamentations 3:22-24

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"The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
'The LORD is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I will hope in him.'"

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Luke 1:37

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"For nothing will be impossible with God."

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Ephesians 3:20-21

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"Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen."

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Philippians 1:6

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"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."

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Philippians 3:13-14

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"Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

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Hebrews 10:23

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"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful."

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Psalms 32:11

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"Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!"

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Psalms 119:11

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"I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you."

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Psalms 71:5-6

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"For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you."

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James 1:2-4

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"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

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Hebrews 12:1-2

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"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus…"

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Leah Hall is currently a digital producer and writer for Country Living. She is based in Huntsville, Alabama. 

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