16 Bible Verses about Limitations Of Strength

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

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And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

Then his purpose will be changed, over-stepping the limit; he will make his strength his god.

And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;

For the Lord has given a price for Jacob, and made him free from the hands of him who was stronger than he.

I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had been sent in flight, and will put bands on that which was broken, and give strength to that which was ill: but the fat and the strong I will give up to destruction; I will give them for their food the punishment which is theirs by right.

For this reason I will send the worst of the nations and they will take their houses for themselves: I will make the pride of their strength come to an end; and their holy places will be made unclean.

Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.

But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.

But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

And flight will be impossible for the quick-footed, and the force of the strong will become feeble, and the man of war will not get away safely: