37 Bible Verses about Overcoming Adversity

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”

when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.

Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.

Trouble and distress have overtaken me,
but Your commands are my delight.

Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

Trouble and distress terrify him,
overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.

strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God.”

With You I can attack a barrier,
and with my God I can leap over a wall.

A man who endures trials is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.

You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trials

If you do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.

not being frightened in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of your deliverance—and this is from God.

They conquered him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony,
for they did not love their lives
in the face of death.

Among unsettling thoughts from visions in the night,
when deep sleep descends on men,

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to humanity. God is faithful, and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape so that you are able to bear it.

Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert in this with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.

You will laugh at destruction and hunger
and not fear the animals of the earth.

Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so you also won’t be tempted.

Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause
look at me maliciously.

After I made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the great and awe-inspiring Lord, and fight for your countrymen, your sons and daughters, your wives and homes.”

Consider me and answer, Lord my God.
Restore brightness to my eyes;
otherwise, I will sleep in death.

So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard because of them day and night.

“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept only good from God and not adversity?” Throughout all this Job did not sin in what he said.

Everyone who sees me mocks me;
they sneer and shake their heads:

You don’t even know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes.

And the Lord said to her:

Two nations are in your womb;
two people will come from you and be separated.
One people will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger.

When Abram heard that his relative had been taken prisoner, he assembled his 318 trained men, born in his household, and they went in pursuit as far as Dan.

Teman, your warriors will be terrified
so that everyone from the hill country of Esau
will be destroyed by slaughter.

Woe to the world because of offenses. For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes.

They will fear the name of Yahweh in the west
and His glory in the east;
for He will come like a rushing stream
driven by the wind of the Lord.

“‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a source of springwater;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.

the third chariot white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses—all strong horses.

He said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will give you the answer the Lord tells me.” So the officials of Moab stayed with Balaam.