22 Bible Verses about Heavy Burdens

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

If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.

My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.'"

and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, "My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh."

It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.

They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

But Jesus replied, "Woe to you experts in religious law as well! You load people down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch the burdens with even one of your fingers!

Look! I will press you down, like a cart loaded down with grain presses down.

And Moses said to the Lord, "Why have you afflicted your servant? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of this entire people on me?

I also said to you at that time, "I am no longer able to sustain you by myself.

But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?

David said to him, "If you leave with me you will be a burden to me.

But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.

(Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke on my neck; he has sapped my strength. The Lord has handed me over to those whom I cannot resist.

saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.'

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

For each one will carry his own load.

"But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.

For some of these insinuate themselves into households and captivate weak women who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.