The voice in your head whispers that you’re not enough. Not smart enough, talented enough, attractive enough, or spiritual enough to matter. You compare yourself to others and always come up short. When opportunities arise, you hesitate, convinced someone else deserves them more. Social media feeds your insecurities, past failures haunt your present, and the fear of rejection keeps you playing small. In a world that measures worth by achievements, appearance, and approval ratings, you might wonder if God sees any value in you at all.
The Bible tells a radically different story about your identity and worth. Scripture reveals that your value doesn’t fluctuate with your performance, your appearance, or other people’s opinions. You were created in God’s image, chosen before the foundation of the world, and loved so deeply that Jesus died to secure your place in His family. Your confidence doesn’t rest on what you can do but on who God says you are.
These verses offer a divine perspective on your identity, worth, and the source of true confidence. They reveal that humility and godly confidence can coexist, that your value is established by your Creator, and that you can walk boldly into your calling knowing that God equips those He calls.
Bible Verses About Confidence and Self-Worth
1. Ephesians 2:10 – For We Are God’s Handiwork
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
New International Version (NIV)
2. 1 John 3:1 – See What Great Love the Father Has Lavished on Us
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.
English Standard Version (ESV)
3. Psalm 139:14 – I Praise You Because I Am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
New Living Translation (NLT)
4. Jeremiah 1:5 – Before I Formed You in the Womb I Knew You
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.
New King James Version (NKJV)
5. Romans 8:37 – No, in All These Things We Are More Than Conquerors
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
6. Philippians 4:13 – I Can Do All This Through Him Who Gives Me Strength
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
7. 2 Timothy 1:7 – For God Hath Not Given Us the Spirit of Fear
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
King James Version (KJV)
8. 1 Peter 2:9 – But You Are a Chosen People
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9. Genesis 1:27 – So God Created Mankind in His Own Image
God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female.
The Message (MSG)
10. Isaiah 43:4 – Since You Are Precious and Honored in My Sight
Since you are precious in My sight, since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
11. Zephaniah 3:17 – The Lord Your God Is with You
The Lord your God is in your midst—a warrior bringing victory. He will create calm with his love; he will rejoice over you with singing.
New English Translation (NET)
12. Romans 5:8 – But God Demonstrates His Own Love for Us
But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13. Ephesians 1:4 – For He Chose Us in Him
Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, so that we would be holy and without fault before him.
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
14. John 15:16 – You Did Not Choose Me, but I Chose You
You did not choose me; I chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit, the kind of fruit that endures. And so the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.
Good News Translation (GNT)
15. 1 Corinthians 6:20 – You Were Bought at a Price
You were bought, not with something that ruins like gold or silver, but with the precious blood of Christ, who was like a pure and perfect lamb.
New Century Version (NCV)
16. Hebrews 4:16 – Let Us Then Approach God’s Throne of Grace
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
International Standard Version (ISV)
17. Romans 8:15 – The Spirit You Received Does Not Make You Slaves
For you have not received a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Tree of Life Version (TLV)
18. Isaiah 41:10 – So Do Not Fear, for I Am with You
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Lexham English Bible (LEB)
19. Galatians 2:20 – I Have Been Crucified with Christ
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
World English Bible (WEB)
20. Colossians 3:3 – For You Died, and Your Life Is Now Hidden
For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
American Standard Version (ASV)
21. Romans 8:31 – What, Then, Shall We Say in Response to These Things?
What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us?
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
22. Deuteronomy 31:6 – Be Strong and Courageous
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.
New American Bible (NAB)
23. 1 John 4:4 – You, Dear Children, Are from God
You are of God, little children, and haue ouercome them: because greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the world.
Douay-Rheims Bible (DRB)
24. Proverbs 31:25 – She Is Clothed with Strength and Dignity
Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.
English Revised Version (ERV)
25. Psalm 139:13-14 – For You Created My Inmost Being
For Thou — Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother’s belly. I confess Thee, because that — I have been fearfully distinguished. Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul is knowing it well.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)
26. 2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore, If Anyone Is in Christ
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Darby Translation (DARBY)
27. Joshua 1:9 – Have I Not Commanded You?
Have not I commanded thee? 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.
Weymouth New Testament (WNT)
28. Psalm 8:4-5 – What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him?
What is man, that thou art myndeful of hym: ether the sonne of man that thou visitist hym? Thou hast maad hym a litil lesse than aungels; thou hast crouned hym with glorie and honour.
Wycliffe Bible (WYC)
29. Romans 12:3 – Do Not Think of Yourself More Highly
For I say through the grace that is giuen vnto me, to euery one that is among you, not to thinke of himselfe more highly then he ought to thinke, but to thinke soberly, according as God hath dealt to euery man the measure of faith.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
30. 1 Samuel 16:7 – But the Lord Looks at the Heart
But the Lorde sayde vnto Samuel: Loke not on his fashion, nor on the height of his stature, because I haue refused hym: for God seeth not as man seeth. For man loketh on the outwarde appearaunce: but the Lorde beholdeth the heart.
Bishop’s Bible
31. Matthew 10:31 – So Don’t Be Afraid
Feare ye not therfore: ye are of more value then many sparowes.
Tyndale Bible
32. Galatians 4:7 – So You Are No Longer a Slave
Wherefore you are no longer a slave, but God’s own son. And since you are his son, everything he has belongs to you, for that is the way God planned.
The Living Bible (TLB)
33. Ephesians 3:12 – In Him and Through Faith in Him
Now we have bold and free access to God on account of our faith in him.
The Passion Translation (TPT)
34. Song of Songs 4:7 – You Are Altogether Beautiful, My Darling
You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way.
The Voice Bible (VOICE)
35. Isaiah 62:3 – You Will Be a Crown of Splendor
You will be like a beautiful crown in the hand of the Lord. You will be like a king’s crown in the hand of your God.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
Our Thoughts On What the Bible Says About Confidence and Self-Worth
Scripture presents a revolutionary understanding of human worth that’s completely independent of performance, appearance, or achievement. The Bible establishes our value not in what we do but in whose we are. We’re created in God’s image, chosen before the foundation of the world, and loved so deeply that Jesus gave His life to secure our relationship with the Father. This isn’t self-help psychology but a theological reality that transforms how we see ourselves.
What’s particularly striking is how the Bible balances humility with confidence. True biblical confidence isn’t arrogance or self-promotion but a quiet assurance rooted in God’s character and promises. We can approach His throne boldly, not because we’re perfect but because Christ has made us acceptable. We can face challenges knowing that He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world.
The biblical model of confidence also shifts our focus from self-improvement to identity recognition. Instead of constantly trying to become worthy, we’re called to live from the worthiness Christ has already secured for us. This doesn’t lead to complacency but to freedom, enabling us to take risks, serve others, and pursue our calling without the crushing fear of failure or rejection.
Say This Prayer
Heavenly Father, the messages I receive about my worth from the world around me are so different from what You say about me in Your Word. Help me to believe what You say is true rather than the lies that whisper I’m not enough. When I look in the mirror and see flaws, help me to remember that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. When I face challenges that feel too big, remind me that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Replace my insecurities with Your truth about who I am in Christ. Help me to see myself as You see me: chosen, beloved, precious, and equipped for the good works You’ve prepared for me. When comparison steals my joy, anchor me in the reality that my worth doesn’t depend on being better than others but on being loved by You.
Give me confidence that flows from a relationship with You rather than from my own abilities or achievements. Help me to approach each day knowing that You are for me, that You will never leave me, and that Your plans for me are good. Let this confidence enable me to love others more freely, take risks for Your kingdom, and live boldly as Your beloved child.
Show me how to walk in humble confidence that glorifies You rather than self.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.