"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
When trouble is already here — God as refuge you can run to right now.
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13 Encouraging Bible Verses for Men (KJV)
Men carry a particular kind of silence — the weight of providing, protecting, and being the strong one, without much room to say otherwise. These encouraging verses were chosen for that position. They speak to strength, courage, steady hands, and the provision of a God who carries what you are trying to carry alone. Each is in the King James Version, and each verse includes one plain line on why it belongs in a hard season.
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The first verse below is short enough to read right now and memorize by morning.
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
A short anchor verse for moments when you feel unable to keep going.
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"Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
For fear at night or before hard news — courage tied to God's presence, not your own strength.
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"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
Five promises in one verse for when fear will not lift — presence, strength, help, and holding.
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"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
Courage grounded in a promise — God goes with you and will not leave you facing it alone.
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"The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."
Seven pictures of safety in one verse — rock, fortress, shield, and tower when life shakes.
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"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."
Strength borrowed, not manufactured — be strong in the Lord and His mighty power.
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"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong."
Short and bracing — stand firm, act with courage, be strong in the faith.
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"What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?"
One question that reframes every opposition — the God of the universe is on your side.
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"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
Trouble is promised — but so is the greater promise: the world has already been overcome.
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"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
Every need supplied — measured by God's riches, not by your resources.
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"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
When nothing makes sense — God is weaving even this into good for those who love Him.
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"Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
Hand the weight over — God both carries it and keeps you standing under it.
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Reviewed 2026-09-24 · Scripture from the King James Version (public domain)