50 Bible Verses about Motivation

All the ways of a man [are] pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.

Every way of a man is upright in his [own] eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.

{What is the result?} Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. But also I will rejoice,

All your [actions] must be done in love.

The life of a worker works for him, for his {hunger} urges him.

Some even because of envy and strife preach Christ, but some also because of good will.

For Yahweh Most High [is] awesome, a great king over all the earth.

But the one who prophesies speaks to people edification and encouragement and consolation.

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.

[because we] remember your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

And let us think about {how to stir one another up to love} and good works,

that is, to be encouraged together with you through {our mutual faith}, both yours and mine.

Prove me, O Yahweh, and test me. Try my {innermost being} and my {mind}.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, in order that you may spend [it] on your pleasures.

Therefore encourage one another and build up {each other}, just as indeed you are doing.

Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you {to be in agreement} with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a faith without hypocrisy,

if [it is] one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, in order that through patient endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

And {David was in a very precarious situation}, for the people spoke of stoning him, for the souls of all the people were bitter, each [one] over his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

I, Yahweh, examine [the] {mind}, test [the] {heart}, and give to each one according to his way, according to the fruit of his deeds.

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

Fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction, fools despise.

So after the reading from the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent [word] to them, saying, "Men [and] brothers, if there is any message of exhortation by you for the people, say [it]."

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

In all toil, there is profit, but the {talk} of lips [leads] only to poverty.

Look! Everyone quoting a proverb against you, he will quote, {saying}, 'Like her mother [is] her daughter!'

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging [them] to continue in the faith and [saying], "Through many persecutions it is necessary [for] us to enter into the kingdom of God."

And you will have confidence because there is hope; and you will be well protected--{you will sleep in safety}.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your presence, O Yahweh, my rock and my redeemer.

Therefore, if [there is] any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord should come, who will both enlighten the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the counsels of hearts, and then praise will come to each one from God.

Arise, for it is your task and we are with you. Be strong and do it."

Therefore, whether you eat or you drink or whatever you do, do all [things] for the glory of God.

"And take care not to practice your righteousness before people to be seen by them; {otherwise} you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

encourage your hearts and strengthen [you] in every good work and word.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

For the love of money is a root of all evil, by which some, [because they] desire [it], have gone astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.

But Moses said to God, "Who [am] I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the {Israelites} out from Egypt?"

In the [same] way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

And an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.

But Yahweh [is] with me like a powerful warrior. {Therefore} my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. They will be very ashamed, for they will not achieve success. [Their] {everlasting insult} will not be forgotten.

{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,

Yes, brother, I ought to have some benefit of you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego answered and said to the king, Nebuchadnezzar, "We have no need on this matter {to present a defense to you}.

I also realized that all [of the] toil and all [of] the skillful work that is done--it [is] envy between one man and {another}. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!

And he was seeking to see Jesus--who he was--and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.