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Bible Verses About Adversity
Find Bible verses about adversity — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about adversity?
The Bible addresses adversity with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Proverbs 17:17
“A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:14
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.”
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1 Kings 1:29
“The king swore, and said, "As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,”
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Psalms 94:13
“that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.”
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Isaiah 30:20
“Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers won't be hidden anymore, but your eyes will see your teachers;”
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2 Samuel 10:9
“Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:”
1 Chronicles 12:1
“Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.”
Psalms 35:15
“But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn't know it. They tore at me, and didn't cease.”
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