138 Bible verses about joy in adversity

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations,

for man's wrath does not work God's righteousness.

Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.

For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:

for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.

But he that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his doing.

If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

knowing that the proving of your faith works endurance.

And not only that, but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;

and endurance, experience; and experience, hope;

and hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given to us:

Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,

that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ:

For a moment is passed in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.

Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.

I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

But we do know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose.

rejoice always;

pray unceasingly;

in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you;

They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:

He goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for scattering; he cometh again with rejoicing, bearing his sheaves.

to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that beauty should be given unto them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness: that they might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.

Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,

For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.

But no chastening at the time seems to be matter of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it.

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;

and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.

Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:

watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;

lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright;

for ye know that also afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, (for he found no place for repentance) although he sought it earnestly with tears.

For ye have not come to the mount that might be touched and was all on fire, and to obscurity, and darkness, and tempest,

and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined the word being addressed to them any more:

looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.

Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.

Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.

strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;

A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

This is the day that Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;

and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

Jehovah hath done great things for us; and we are joyful.

Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God

Wherefore we faint not; but if indeed our outward man is consumed, yet the inward is renewed day by day.

For our momentary and light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory;

while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen are for a time, but those that are not seen eternal.

Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;

and said to him, Art thou the coming one? or are we to wait for another?

for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law.

As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering:

A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.

In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.

In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me?

Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

Beloved, take not as strange the fire of persecution which has taken place amongst you for your trial, as if a strange thing was happening to you;

but as ye have share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, that in the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exultation.

I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

I have not hidden thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

Withhold not thou, Jehovah, thy tender mercies from me; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me.

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me; Jehovah, make haste to my help.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;

Let them be desolate, because of their shame, that say unto me, Aha! Aha!

Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified!

But I am afflicted and needy: the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer: my God make no delay.

And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah.

In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me thy comforts have delighted my soul.

but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint.

Does any one among you suffer evil? let him pray. Is any happy? let him sing psalms.

rejoice always;

I will praise Jehovah with my whole heart; I will recount all thy marvellous works.

And they that know thy name will confide in thee; for thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Sing psalms to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion; tell among the peoples his doings.

For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.

Be gracious unto me, O Jehovah; consider mine affliction from them that hate me, lifting me up from the gates of death:

That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation.

The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.

Jehovah is known by the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God

For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.

Arise, Jehovah; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee; I will sing forth thy name, O Most High.

Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for he has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

So that, taking courage, we may say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid: what will man do unto me?

but thanks to God, who gives us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that ye should abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

I have strength for all things in him that gives me power.

Be not careful therefore for the morrow, for the morrow shall be careful about itself. Sufficient to the day is its own evil.

The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

Why art thou cast down, my soul, and art disquieted in me? hope in God for I shall yet praise him, for the health of his countenance.

But in all these things we more than conquer through him that has loved us.

but let us not lose heart in doing good; for in due time, if we do not faint, we shall reap.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.

Not that I speak as regards privation, for as to me I have learnt in those circumstances in which I am, to be satisfied in myself.

I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound. In everything and in all things I am initiated both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer privation.

But call to mind the earlier days in which, having been enlightened, ye endured much conflict of sufferings;

on the one hand, when ye were made a spectacle both in reproaches and afflictions; and on the other, when ye became partakers with those who were passing through them.

For ye both sympathised with prisoners and accepted with joy the plunder of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better substance, and an abiding one.

Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.

— Fear not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

as grieved, but always rejoicing; as poor, but enriching many; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

And thou art holy, thou that dwellest amid the praises of Israel.

to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,

Turn our captivity, O Jehovah, as the streams in the south.

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed confiding in Jehovah;

Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

For if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much rather, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in the power of his life.

And not only that, but we are making our boast in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we have received the reconciliation.

For this cause, even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

(for until law sin was in the world; but sin is not put to account when there is no law;

but death reigned from Adam until Moses, even upon those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him to come.

But shall not the act of favour be as the offence? For if by the offence of one the many have died, much rather has the grace of God, and the free gift in grace, which isby the one man Jesus Christ, abounded unto the many.

And shall not as by one that has sinned be the gift? For the judgment was of one to condemnation, but the act of favour, of many offences unto justification.

For if by the offence of the one death reigned by the one, much rather shall those who receive the abundance of grace, and of the free gift of righteousness, reign in life by the one Jesus Christ:)

so then as it was by one offence towards all men to condemnation, so by one righteousness towards all men for justification of life.

For as indeed by the disobedience of the one man the many have been constituted sinners, so also by the obedience of the one the many will be constituted righteous.

by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement;

who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of God.

I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed on thee, for he confideth in thee.

Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me.

But the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered for a little while, himself shall make perfect, stablish, strengthen, ground:

Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

Christ has redeemed us out of the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, (for it is written, Cursed is every one hanged upon a tree,)

that the blessing of Abraham might come to the nations in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed to us.

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.

Thou, O Jehovah my God hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassingness of the power may be of God, and not from us:

every way afflicted, but not straitened; seeing no apparent issue, but our way not entirely shut up;

persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.

Let us approach therefore with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help.

having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ's day:

My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation.

But now thus saith Jehovah, that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For all that has been begotten of God gets the victory over the world; and this is the victory which has gotten the victory over the world, our faith.

Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

The wicked man shall see it and be vexed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

His seed shall be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with the priestly turban, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom though not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with the glory,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of the lips confessing his name.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who against us?

He who, yea, has not spared his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him grant us all things?

Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.

Do all things without murmurings and reasonings,

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

But Jehovah will be my high tower; and my God the rock of my refuge.

All the days of the afflicted are evil; but a cheerful heart is a continual feast.

nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Behold, ·God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation.

God is faithful, by whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of wise discretion.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

That my glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God I will praise thee for ever.

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord.

Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have confided in Jehovah: I shall not slip.

In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity. Redeem me, and be gracious unto me.

My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless Jehovah.

Prove me, Jehovah, and test me; try my reins and my heart:

For ye have been called to liberty, brethren; only do not turn liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end. SAMECH.

Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and let a willing spirit sustain me.

No temptation has taken you but such as is according to man's nature; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able to bear, but will with the temptation make the issue also, so that yeshould be able to bear it.

looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under law but under grace.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, — they, in whose heart are the highways.

But my God shall abundantly supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Ye are of God, children, and have overcome them, because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

For whatever promises of God there are, in him is the yea, and in him the amen, for glory to God by us.

Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.

Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,

My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.

and thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday;

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.

They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:

in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you;

But we are not drawers back to perdition, but of faith to saving the soul.

And not only that, but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God

Even the youths shall faint and shall tire, and the young men shall stumble and fall;

but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint.

Jehovah is for me, I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

Jehovah is for me among them that help me; and I shall see my desire upon them that hate me.

having cast all your care upon him, for he cares about you.

I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

But they that are of the Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts.

Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;

So if any one be in Christ, there is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new:

I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

I have not hidden thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

Withhold not thou, Jehovah, thy tender mercies from me; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me.

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me; Jehovah, make haste to my help.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;

Let them be desolate, because of their shame, that say unto me, Aha! Aha!

Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified!

But I am afflicted and needy: the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer: my God make no delay.

And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:

Brethren, I do not count to have got possession myself; but one thing — forgetting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before,

I pursue, looking towards the goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;

Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whose God is Jehovah!

Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;

in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.

Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah.

Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.