50 Bible Verses about Motivation

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

Let all your things be done with charity.

He that laboreth laboreth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife; and some also from good will.

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

But he that prophesieth, speaketh to men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

And let us consider one another to excite to love and to good works:

That is, that I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and me.

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one towards another according to Christ Jesus:

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

For whatever things were written formerly, were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

And David was greatly distressed: for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons, and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.

For God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.

In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

Confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

If there is therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord shall come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise from God.

Arise; for this matter belongeth to thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen by them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

Comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

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

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some have coveted, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

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

But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.

Yes, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.