"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth."
Look up from the problem to the Helper — the Maker of heaven and earth is your help.
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12 Encouraging Bible Verses for Teens (KJV)
Being a teenager means trouble weighs heavy and time is short. These encouraging verses were chosen for the pressure teens actually feel — school, home, online, fitting in, and the fear that you are not enough. They are in the King James Version, mostly short enough to memorize before a hard conversation or a hard class. The best part of this collection is 1 Timothy 4:12: the Bible says your youth is not a weakness.
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The first verse below is short enough to read right now and memorize by morning.
"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
Young is not too young — be the example in speech, love, and faith right now.
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"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
God's plans toward you are peace, not harm — a future and a hope even when today is bleak.
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"What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee."
Nine words for scared moments — when afraid, choose trust. Simple enough for any child.
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"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."
When your own understanding runs out — trust with the whole heart, not half.
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"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
Bring God into every decision — and He takes responsibility for the direction.
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"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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"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
Names fear as not from God — and what is from Him instead: power, love, a steady mind.
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"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."
Ten words a child can memorize — everything you need is cared for by your Shepherd.
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"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
One step of light at a time — God's Word shows the next step when the road is dark.
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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 they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
For exhaustion and long waiting — strength is renewed, not spent, while you wait on God.
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Reviewed 2026-09-24 · Scripture from the King James Version (public domain)