37 Bible Verses about Overcoming Adversity

These words have I spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. For in the world shall ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

even when the thing that ye be afraid of, falleth in suddenly like a storm, and your misery like a tempest: yea, when trouble and heaviness cometh upon you.

O be thou our help in trouble, for vain is the help of man.

Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me; yet is my delight in thy commandments.

whom resist, steadfast in the faith, remembering that ye do but fulfill the same afflictions which are appointed to your brethren that are in the world.

Sorrow and carefulness make him afraid, and compass him round about, like as it where a king with his host ready to the battle.

and strengthened the disciples souls: exhorting them to continue in the faith, affirming that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

For in thee I can discomfit a host of men, and with the help of my God I shall leap over the wall. {TYNDALE: With thy help I will run through a host of men, and by the aid of my God will spring over a wall.}

Happy is the man that endureth in temptation, for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

If ye shall endure chastening, God offereth himself unto you, as unto sons. What son is that whom the father chasteneth not?

For this cause, take unto you the armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand perfect in all things.

in the which time ye shall rejoice, though now for a season - if need require - ye are in heaviness, through manifold temptations,

If thou be overseen and negligent in time of need, then is thy strength but small.

and in nothing fearing your adversaries: which is to them a token of perdition, and to you a sign of salvation, and that of God.

And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.

In the fantasies and thoughts of the visions of the night, when sleep cometh on men:

forasmuch as ye know how that the trying of your faith bringeth patience:

There hath none other temptation taken you, such as followeth the nature of man. God is faithful, which shall not suffer you to be tempted above your strength: but shall in the midst of the temptation make a way to escape out.

and pray always with all manner prayer and supplication - and that in the spirit - and watch thereunto with all instance and supplication for all saints,

In destruction and dearth thou shalt be merry, and shalt not be afraid for the beasts of the earth:

Brethren, if any man be fallen by chance into any fault, ye which are spiritual, help to amend him, in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly; neither let them wink with their eyes, that hate me without a cause.

and looked, and gat me up, and said unto the chief men and rulers, and to the other people, "Be not ye afraid of them, but think rather upon the great LORD, which ought to be feared; and fight for your brethren, sons, daughters, wives, and houses."

Consider, and hear me, O LORD my God. Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death,

Nevertheless, we made our prayer unto our God, and set watchmen upon the wall day and night over against them.

But Job said unto her, "Thou speakest like a foolish woman. Seeing we have received prosperity at the hand of God, wherefore should we not be content with adversity also?" In all these things, did not Job sin with his lips.

All they that see me, laugh me to scorn: they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads.

and yet cannot tell what shall happen tomorrow. For what thing is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

And the LORD said unto her, "There are two manner of people in thy womb, and two nations shall spring out of thy bowels, and the one nation shall be mightier than the other and the eldest shall be servant unto the younger."

When Abram heard that his brother was taken, he harnessed his servants born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and followed till they came at Dan.

Thy giants, O Teman, shall be afraid, for through the slaughter they shall be all overthrown upon the mount of Esau.

Woe be unto the world because of evil offenses! Howbeit, it cannot be avoided but that offenses shall be given. Nevertheless, woe be to the man, by whom the offense cometh.

wherethrough the name of the LORD might be feared, from the rising of the Sun: and his majesty, unto the going down of the same. For he shall come as a violent water stream, which the wind of the LORD hath moved.

But Abraham said unto him, 'Son remember, that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasure, and contrariwise, Lazarus pain. Now therefore is he comforted, and thou art punished.

who going through the vale of misery use it for a well; and the pools are filled with water.

in the third chariot were white horses, in the fourth chariot were horses of divers colours and strong.

And he said unto them, "Tarry here all night and I will bring you word, even as the LORD shall say unto me." And the lords of Moab abode with Balaam.