22 Bible Verses about Heavy Burdens

Come to me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

If thou shalt see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

And now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

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

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

For they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

And he said, Woe to you also, ye lawyers, for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

And Moses said to the LORD, Why hast thou afflicted thy servant? and why have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

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

How can I alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

To whom David said, If thou shalt pass on with me, then thou wilt be a burden to me:

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

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

Heaviness in the heart of man depresseth it: but a good word maketh it glad.

For my iniquities have 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, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise.

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

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life:

For every man shall bear his own burden.

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

For of this sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts;