38 Bible Verses about pressure

And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;

Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.

because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they drop trouble upon me, and in anger they bear a grudge against me.

Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.

How can I bear by myself the weight and burden of you and your strife?

You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs;

but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.

For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.

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

When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure,

For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.

but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.

"At that time I said to you, 'I am not able to bear you by myself.

"And I pleaded with the LORD at that time, saying,

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat.

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.

For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn--fighting without and fear within.

Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free.

Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people'; and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"

For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.

For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying:

distress and anguish terrify him; they prevail against him, like a king ready for battle.

O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!

in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.

But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel.

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.

Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow,