22 Bible Verses about Heavy Burdens

'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

when thou seest the ass of him who is hating thee crouching under its burden, then thou hast ceased from leaving it to it -- thou dost certainly leave it with him.

and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- I chastise you with scorpions.'

and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, 'My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- I chastise you with scorpions;'

Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.

for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.

and he said, 'And to you, the lawyers, woe! because ye burden men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves with one of your fingers do not touch the burdens.

Lo, I am pressing you under, As the full cart doth press for itself a sheaf.

And Moses saith unto Jehovah, 'Why hast Thou done evil to Thy servant? and why have I not found grace in Thine eyes -- to put the burden of all this people upon me?

'And I speak unto you at that time, saying, I am not able by myself to bear you;

'How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?

and David saith to him, 'If thou hast passed on with me then thou hast been on me for a burden,

the former governors who are before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.

A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me.

Bound hath been the yoke of my transgressions by His hand, They are wrapped together, They have gone up on my neck, He hath caused my power to stumble, The Lord hath given me into hands, I am not able to rise.

that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day -- and the heat.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation that happened to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly burdened above our power, so that we despaired even of life;

for each one his own burden shall bear.

'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,

for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,