26 Bible Verses about Hard Times

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But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.

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they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.

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Did not I weep for him whose day was hard? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

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But none says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

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In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.

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and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

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For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.

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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

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But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that.

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who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher.

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This will be your opportunity to bear witness.

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And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once."

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If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

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The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.

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But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,

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for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

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James 1:3

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for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

Getting Through Hard Times

Ecclesiastes 7:14

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In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.