15 Bible Verses about Troubling Individuals

Who were a source of grief unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me to make me repulsive among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am much distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called you, that you may make known unto me what I shall do.

How long will you torment my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.

And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

And her adversary also provoked her severely to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.

While he yet spoke, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain who said, Your daughter is dead: why trouble you the Teacher any further?

While he yet spoke, there came one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, your daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher.

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble you her? she has wrought a good work for me.

But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel.

Then he said unto me, Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she wearies me.

When a man has taken a wife, and married her, and it comes to pass that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.