50 Bible Verses about Staying Strong During Hard Times

If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.

Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.

If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But those who do so will have trouble in the flesh. But I will not be hard on you.

They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.

Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

When my cry came to your ears you gave me an answer, and made me great with strength in my soul.

With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints,

We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

God is our harbour and our strength, a very present help in trouble.

Have then the certain knowledge that from the going out of the word for the building again of Jerusalem till the coming of a prince, on whom the holy oil has been put, will be seven weeks: in sixty-two weeks its building will be complete, with square and earthwork.

He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.

So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.

Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.

But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.

A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!

Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

And it will be turned to a witness for you.

Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.

And they said to him, Hezekiah says, This day is a day of trouble and punishment and shame: for the children are ready to come to birth, but there is no strength to give birth to them.

And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope:

For the Lord God is my helper; I will not be put to shame: so I have made my face like a rock, and I am certain that he will give me my right.

And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it.

And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.

So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

But their minds were made hard: for to this very day at the reading of the old agreement the same veil is still unlifted; though it is taken away in Christ.

It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people.

I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.

And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.

Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:

Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.

In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.

And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times.

Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?

See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.

Keep on with your prayers.

So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations.

Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;