22 Bible Verses about Heavy Burdens

Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under its burden, beware of leaving it to him: thou shalt certainly loosen it with him.

and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:

but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.

And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Behold, I will press upon you, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.

And Moses said to Jehovah, Why hast thou done evil to thy servant, and why have I not found favour in thine eyes, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.

How can I myself alone sustain your wear, and your burden, and your strife?

And David said to him, If thou passest on with me, thou wilt be a burden to me;

But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.

For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail; the Lord hath delivered me into hands out of which I am not able to rise up.

saying, These last have worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened to us in Asia, that we were excessively pressed beyond our power, so as to despair even of living.

For each shall bear his own burden.

But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;

For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts,