Perseverance in Scripture is tied specifically to endurance through difficulty over time, not a single moment of effort. This page gathers verified verses on what the Bible teaches about perseverance.
Every verse below is drawn from a verified King James Version text.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
Psalms 145:13
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalms 30:5
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalms 100:5
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 107:1
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
1 Peter 1:25
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
Titus 2:2
But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
Hebrews 10:32
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Hebrews 10:36
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Luke 8:15
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
John 6:27
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Hebrews 6:12
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:15
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Psalms 119:160
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
2 Peter 1:6
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 2:3
Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
2 Timothy 2:10
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Job 8:15
If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
Exodus 18:23
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Matthew 18:26
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Matthew 18:29
All verses are quoted from the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation.
Hebrews 12:1’s image of running “with patience the race that is set before us” treats perseverance as a long-distance discipline, not a sprint, requiring pacing rather than a single burst of effort.
Romans 5:3-4’s chain from tribulation to patience to experience to hope describes perseverance as something that builds character over time through repeated difficulty, rather than being a fixed trait some people simply have.
Galatians 6:9’s instruction not to be “weary in well doing” specifically addresses the temptation to quit right before the payoff, promising a harvest “if we faint not.”
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Every verse on this page is drawn from the King James Version, a public-domain translation available in full at Blue Letter Bible for anyone who wants to study the wider context.
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Every verse in Bible Verses About Perseverance is drawn from the King James Version specifically, a translation completed in 1611 that remains one of the most widely quoted English versions of Scripture. Its language is more formal than modern translations, which some readers find adds a certain weight to familiar passages.
The twenty verses in Bible Verses About Perseverance were selected specifically because they speak directly to this subject, rather than only mentioning it in passing. Some are well known; others are easy to overlook on a first read through Scripture. Both kinds are included here because familiarity is not the same as relevance — a lesser-known verse can sometimes say exactly what a well-known one does not.
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Biblical perseverance is a long-distance discipline, built through repeated difficulty over time rather than a single moment of willpower.