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Bible Verses About Discouragement
Find Bible verses about discouragement — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about discouragement?
The Bible addresses discouragement with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Numbers 32:9
“For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them.”
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Numbers 32:7
“Why do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them?”
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Isaiah 49:4
“But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God."”
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Malachi 3:14
“You have said, 'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies?”
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Nehemiah 4:10
“Judah said, "The strength of the bearers of burdens is fading, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall."”
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Numbers 21:4
“They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.”
Luke 8:49
“While he still spoke, one from the ruler of the synagogue's house came, saying to him, "Your daughter is dead. Don't trouble the Teacher."”
Ezra 4:4
“Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,”
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