40 Bible Verses about Stress And Hard Times

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times,

To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. 'For the Virgins.' -- A song. God is to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,

He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.

and they say unto him, 'Thus said Hezekiah, A day of distress, and rebuke, and despising, is this day; for come have sons unto the birth, and power there is not to bear.

For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not.

on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair;

And dwelt hath My people in a peaceful habitation, And in stedfast tabernacles, And in quiet resting-places.

And there shall be signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and on the land is distress of nations with perplexity, sea and billow roaring;

men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

Of an evil report he is not afraid, Prepared is His heart, confident in Jehovah.

if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or -- I do speak from myself.

At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

and David hath great distress, for the people have said to stone him, for the soul of all the people hath been bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters; and David doth strengthen himself in Jehovah his God.

and may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord is with you all!

therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round?

Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

And Hannah answereth and saith, 'No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I am, and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;

From the straitness I called Jah, Jah answered me in a broad place.

And not only so, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin;

A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.

Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

And He calleth unto the man who is clothed with linen, who hath the scribe's inkhorn at his loins, and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Pass on into the midst of the city, into the midst of Jerusalem, and thou hast made a mark on the foreheads of the men who are sighing and who are groaning for all the abominations that are done in its midst.'

for it is impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,

I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that it is good for a man that the matter be thus: --

so that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to a stedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.

And one of the servants answereth and saith, 'Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and Jehovah is with him.'

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

And Jesus was going about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people,

for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, 'So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called me through His grace --

Nicodemus saith unto him, 'How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?'

So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.

And it cometh to pass in Pharaoh's sending the people away, that God hath not led them the way of the land of the Philistines, for it is near; for God said, 'Lest the people repent in their seeing war, and have turned back towards Egypt;'

And he establisheth judges in the land, in all the fenced cities of Judah, for every city,