50 Bible Verses about Motivation

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

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

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

Let all your things be done with charity.

The soul of him that labours, labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.

Some indeed preach the Christ even out of envy and strife, but others also out of good will.

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

But he that prophesies speaks unto men for 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 the work of your faith and labour and charity and of waiting with the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

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

And let us consider one another to provoke unto charity and unto 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; melt my kidneys and my heart.

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

Therefore comfort and edify one another, even as ye do.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be unanimous among yourselves 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:

he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, let him do it in simplicity; he that presides, in earnest care; he that shows mercy, in cheerfulness.

For the things that were written beforehand were written for our instruction that we, through patient endurance and through the 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 bitter, each one 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 kidneys, even to give each 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 chastening.

And after the reading of the law and the prophets the princes of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.

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

In all labour there is fruit, but to talk and not do, brings poverty.

Behold, every one that makes proverbs shall make this proverb regarding thee, saying: As is the mother so is her daughter.

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

And thou shalt trust because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig and sleep 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.

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

Therefore, judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each one have praise of God.

Arise; for this matter belongs unto 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 everything for the glory of God.

Take heed not to do your alms before men, to be seen of them; otherwise, ye have no reward of your Father who is in the heavens.

comfort your hearts and confirm 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 coveted after, they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Then Moses said unto God, Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh and that I should bring forth the sons 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 the heavens.

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

But the LORD is with me as a powerful giant; therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper; they shall have everlasting confusion which shall never be forgotten.

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for edification, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Therefore, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord, that thou might refresh my heart in the Lord.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, We are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

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

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