14 Bible Verses about Frustration
Most Relevant Verses
Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.'
My way He hedged up, and I pass not over, And on my paths darkness He placeth.
Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.
wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;
I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit!
So I have been caused to inherit months of vanity, And nights of misery they numbered to me.
and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap -- not desponding;
Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish.
I do not make void the grace of God, for if righteousness be through law -- then Christ died in vain.
And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, 'They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him is only the kingdom;'
and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? -- now thou hast acted foolishly in doing so;
The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!