48 Bible Verses about Overcoming Hard Times

This understand, that in the last days shall come perilous times:

Alas for this day, which is so dreadful, that none may be likened unto it: and alas for the time of Jacob's trouble, from the which he shall yet be delivered.

{To the Chanter, a song of the children of Korah upon Alamoth} God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

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

Rejoice in hope. Be patient in tribulation, continue in prayer.

Use well the time of prosperity and remember the time of misfortune: For God maketh one by the other, so that a man can find nothing else.

Who shall separate us from the love of God? Shall tribulation? Or anguish? Or persecution, other hunger? Other nakedness? Other peril? Other sword?

He is a friend that always loveth, and in adversity a man shall know who is his brother.

For this shall every saint make his prayer unto thee in due season; but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him.

Full gracious is the LORD, and a stronghold in time of trouble. He knoweth them that put their trust in him:

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."

They shall not be confounded in the perilous time; and in the days of dearth they shall have enough.

Understand this then, and mark it well: That from the time it shall be concluded to go and repair Jerusalem again, unto Christ, the anointed Prince: there shall be seven weeks.Then shall the streets and walls be builded again sixty two weeks, but with hard troublous time.

As for me, I will sing of thy power, and praise thy mercy betimes in the morning: for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.

For all that is born of God, overcometh the world. And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

The time will come also, that the great prince Michael, which standeth on thy people side, shall arise up, for there shall come a time of trouble, such as never was, since there began to be any people, unto that same time. Then shall thy people be delivered, yea all those that be found written in the book.

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one the other.

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.

And call upon me in the time of trouble; so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me."

In the time of my trouble I sought the LORD, I held up mine hands to him in the night season, for my soul refused all other comfort.

If any of you be evil vexed, let him pray. If any of you be merry, let him sing Psalms.

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

Let truth and faithfulness be in her time: power, health, wisdom, knowledge and the fear of God are her treasure.

For it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them.

Yea, many a time have they vexed me from my youth up, but they have not overcome me.

Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of such things, though that ye know them yourselves and be also established in the present truth.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Therefore the wise must now be fain to hold his tongue, so wicked a time is it.

Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea;

From the ends of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is in heaviness. O set me up upon the rock that is higher than I;

Woe shall be in those days to them that are with child, and to them that give suck.

Because thou hast kept the words of my patience, therefore I will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which will come upon all the world, to tempt them that dwell upon the earth.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor shall be.

And the man of God was angry with him and said, "Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times, and then thou hadst smitten the Syrians till thou hadst consumed them: where now thou shalt beat them but thrice."

But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be safe.

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

For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your father which speaketh in you.

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,

but in all things let us behave ourselves as the ministers of God. In much patience, in afflictions, in necessity, in anguish,

For ye have not yet resisted unto blood shedding, striving against sin.

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.

Paul went down and fell on him, and embraced him, and said, "Make nothing ado. For his life is in him."

Woe unto them that rise up early to use themselves in drunkenness, and yet at night are more superfluous with wine.

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.

It is verily a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you,

Great are the troubles of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of all.

When he calleth upon me, I shall hear him: Yea I am with him in his trouble; whereout I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.

My brethren, count it exceeding joy when ye fall into divers temptations,