9 Bible Verses about Despair

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2 Corinthians 1:8

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction taking place in Asia, because we were burthened exceedingly, above our power, so that we despaired even of living:

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Despair » General references to

More verses: Ezekiel 37:11 Acts 27:20

Despair » Leads men to desire death

More verses: Jonah 4:3 Revelation 9:6

Despair » Sometimes drives men to suicide

Acts 1:18

Then indeed he purchased a field by the reward of iniquity, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels burst out;

Despair » Produced in the wicked by divine judgments

Despair » Leads to » Blasphemy

Revelation 16:10-11

And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was filled with darkness; and they gnawed their tongues from the pain, and they blasphemed the God of the heavens on account of their pains and on account of their sores, and did not repent of their works.

Despair » Leads to » Continuing in sin

Despair » Saints sometimes tempted to

Despair » Trust in God, a preservative against

Despair » Saints enabled to overcome

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

in everything being troubled, but not in difficulties incorrigible; being at a loss, but not utterly at a loss; being persecuted, but not forsaken; being cast down, but not destroyed;

Despair » Exemplified » Cain

Despair » Shall seize upon the wicked at the appearing of Christ

Revelation 6:16

and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of the one sitting upon the throne, and the wrath of the Lamb:

Despair » Exemplified » Ahithophel

Despair » Exemplified » Judas

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