Bible Verses for Graduation — Wisdom for the Next Chapter

“Be strong and courageous, don't be afraid, nor be scared of them: for Yahweh your God, he it is who does go with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you."”

“Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous: for you shall go with this people into the land which Yahweh has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall cause them to inherit it.”

Moses wrote this — after 40 years in the wilderness.

“He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, "Be strong and courageous; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them: and I will be with you."”

“He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.”

“Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.”

Paul wrote this — often from prison, always from experience.

“"Go out of the ship, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.”

“I will also make a nation of the son of the handmaid, because he is your seed."”

“Behold, the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir, but he who will come forth out of your own body will be your heir."”

“The angel of Yahweh said to her, "I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude."”

“Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.”

Paul wrote this — often from prison, always from experience.

“Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation."”

“It happened in the six hundred first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ship, and looked. He saw that the surface of the ground was dried.”

“When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for now you will have another son."”

“It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,”

“Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.”

“He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;”

“Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.”

“Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.”

“and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”

“Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there: encourage you him; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.”

Moses wrote this — after 40 years in the wilderness.

“Now Yahweh said to Abram, "Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.”

“They called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."”

“"This month shall be to you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year to you.”

“It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.”

“The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.”