Quotes About Courage

Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.

I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”

And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.

You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.

Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man!”

So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.

and say: ëWhat was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.

When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.

“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.

“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ëSuppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,

Now the evening before the fugitive arrived, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.

Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.

Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.

Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the kingís food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,

Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the kingís service.

So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.