This list gives you Bible scriptures about not giving up, arranged by the moments when perseverance feels hardest: the early morning, the long middle of a struggle, and the season when prayers seem unanswered. It is written for anyone who is tired, discouraged, or wondering whether it is still worth keeping on. The verses share one thread: God sees the effort, He does not grow weary, and endurance is shaped over time rather than found in a single burst of courage.
Verses for the Morning You Want to Quit
Some days the hardest part is simply getting out of bed and facing the same problem again. These verses speak to that first moment, when the weight feels heavier than it did yesterday and the thought of stopping feels reasonable.
Galatians 6:9
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
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Paul writes this to believers who are worn down by doing good without seeing results. Read it while you are still at the kitchen table, then name one small good thing you can do before lunch and do only that.
Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
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The promise here is renewal, not a shortcut around the work. Write the phrase “wait on the Lord” on a sticky note and place it where you will see it when you reach for your phone to escape the pressure.
Lamentations 3:22-23
22 It is because of the LORD’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail. 23 They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
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Jeremiah wrote these lines from the ruins of Jerusalem, which tells you that faithfulness can survive real devastation. Tomorrow’s mercy is new, so decide tonight what one faithful act will look like when you wake up.
Verses for the Long Middle of a Hard Season
Beginnings are often full of energy, but the middle of a struggle is quieter and longer. These verses help when the finish line is out of sight and the work has become routine and draining.
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us…
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The writer pictures a race with a crowd of witnesses, people who have run before and kept going. Pick one believer from the past you admire and read a short passage about their life this week.
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
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James links endurance under trial with a blessing that comes after the testing has done its work. When pressure feels pointless, remind yourself that testing is not the same as abandonment.
Romans 5:3-4
3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope…
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Paul traces a chain from suffering to endurance to character to hope. Keep a simple journal for a month and note one way your patience has grown, even in small ways you might otherwise overlook.
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
16 Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory…
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Paul admits that the outer self wears down while the inner life is renewed. Each evening, write down one thing God renewed in you that day, however small it seems.
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.
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David ends this psalm by urging the reader to wait and be strong. Practice waiting by setting a timer for five quiet minutes and speaking to God without asking for anything in particular.
Verses for When Prayer Feels Unanswered
Persistence is hardest when you have asked again and again and heard nothing back. These verses speak to the discouragement of silence and the temptation to conclude that God has stopped listening.
Luke 18:1
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up…
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Jesus tells this parable so His followers would keep praying and not lose heart. Choose one request you have stopped mentioning and bring it to God again today, using the same words you used at the beginning.
Psalm 42:5
Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
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The psalmist speaks to his own downcast soul and tells it to hope. Practice talking to yourself honestly, naming the discouragement out loud before you bring it to God.
Romans 8:25
But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
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Paul describes hope as something we wait for patiently because we cannot yet see it. Ask a trusted friend to pray with you about the thing you are waiting for, so the waiting is shared rather than carried alone.
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
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The prophet is told that the vision will come at the appointed time and that it will not delay. Write the promise on a card and keep it in your wallet as a reminder that timing belongs to God.
Psalm 130:5-6
5 I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word. 6 My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning.
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The psalmist says he waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for morning. Set a reminder for the same time each day to pray briefly, treating each reminder as a small act of watching for God’s answer.
How to Use These Verses
Write two or three of these verses on index cards and place them where you will meet them during the hardest part of your day, such as the bathroom mirror, the car dashboard, or the front of your work notebook. Repetition matters more than intensity, so read the same card for a week before you switch to another.
Pray the verses back to God rather than only reading them. Turn a line like “let us not grow weary” into a sentence addressed to Him, such as “Lord, keep me from growing weary in this work,” and let the words shape your requests. Returning to the same passages over time will show you how your understanding deepens as your circumstances change.
A Short Prayer for Not Giving Up
Lord, You know how tired I am and how many times I have wanted to stop. Thank You that You do not grow weary, and that You see every small faithful step I take when no one else notices. Give me strength for the next hour, and then the hour after that, so that I can keep going one day at a time. Where I am discouraged, remind me of Your promises. Where I am waiting, teach me to trust Your timing. Amen.
