50 Bible Verses For Women Encouragement - Old Testament Scriptures
50 Old Testament NKJV Bible verses specifically chosen to encourage women—highlighting strength, faith, courage, wisdom, and God’s love. I’ve also organized them by theme to make them easier to reflect on.
1. Strength & Courage
Proverbs 31:25 – “Strength and honor are her clothing; she shall rejoice in time to come.”
Joshua 1:9 – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Psalm 46:5 – “God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.”
Proverbs 31:17 – “She girds herself with strength, and strengthens her arms.”
Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
2. Wisdom & Guidance
Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness.”
Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord.”
Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
3. Confidence & Identity in God
Genesis 1:27 – “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
Psalm 139:14 – “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.”
Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Exodus 15:2 – “The Lord is my strength and song; He has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 43:4 – “Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you.”
4. Hope & Encouragement
Psalm 31:24 – “Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 – “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”
Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit.”
Isaiah 40:31 – “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
Zephaniah 3:17 – “The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
5. Faith & Trust
Psalm 37:4 – “Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 56:3 – “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.”
Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established.”
Psalm 27:1 – “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
6. Patience & Perseverance
Ecclesiastes 7:8 – “The end of a thing is better than its beginning; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
Proverbs 14:29 – “He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, but he who is impulsive exalts folly.”
Isaiah 30:18 – “Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.”
Psalm 40:1 – “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.”
Habakkuk 2:3 – “For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.”
7. Peace & Comfort
Psalm 29:11 – “The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.”
Isaiah 26:3 – “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”
Proverbs 12:25 – “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.”
Psalm 34:4 – “I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.”
Jeremiah 17:7 – “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.”
8. God’s Favor & Blessing
Proverbs 31:30 – “Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.”
Ruth 2:12 – “May the Lord reward your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel.”
Genesis 24:27 – “Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
Psalm 112:1 – “Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments.”
9. Joy & Celebration
Psalm 118:24 – “This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Nehemiah 8:10 – “The joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Psalm 16:11 – “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Isaiah 61:3 – “To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.”
Psalm 30:5 – “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”
10. God’s Love & Protection
Deuteronomy 7:9 – “Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.”
Psalm 91:4 – “He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.”
Proverbs 18:10 – “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”
Isaiah 54:17 – “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn.”
Zechariah 8:13 – “The Lord will save you, as you have been a curse, and you shall be a blessing.”
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