138 Bible verses about joy in adversity

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various trials,knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

And not only that, but we also rejoice in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces endurance;and endurance, character; and character, hope.And hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

In which you greatly rejoice, though for a little while now, if need be, you have been distressed by various trials,so that the genuineness of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, though being tested with fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

For anger is in His wrath, but life in His favor; weeping shall tarry for the evening, but joy comes in the morning.

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

A Psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech; and he let him go, and he departed. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall be continually in my mouth.

And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may rest upon me.Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

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

Rejoice always!Pray without ceasing!In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.They went on and wept as they cast their seeds; but they shall surely come with exaltation, bringing their sheaves with them.

that there should be given to them that mourn in Zion glory instead of ashes, the oil of joy to the mourners, the garment of glory for the spirit of heaviness; and they shall be called generations of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory.

So therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every impediment, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,looking unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Afflictions and distresses found me; but Your commandments were my meditation.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."Blessed are you whenever they revile you, and they persecute you, and they say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

But I will hope continually, and will praise You more and more.

being strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, for all endurance and longsuffering with joy;

A glad heart promotes health, but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us exalt and rejoice in it.

And if you pass through water, I am with you; and the rivers shall not overflow you; and if you go through the fire, you shall not be burned; the flame shall not burn you.

The Lord also has become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.And let them that know Your name hope in You - for You, O Lord, have not failed them that diligently seek You.

Only conduct yourselves worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,and not being terrified in anything by your enemies, which is to them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and this from God.

The Lord has done great things for us, we became joyful.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why do you trouble me? Hope in God; for I will give thanks to Him; He is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Therefore we do not despair, but even if our outward man is being destroyed, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.For our momentary light affliction is working out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are for a season, but the things which are not seen last forever.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

Be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened, all you that hope in the Lord.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control--against such things there is no law.

rejoicing in hope, enduring in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

When the heart rejoices, the countenance is cheerful, but when it is in sorrow, the countenance is sad.

My heart and my flesh have failed; but God is the strength of my heart, and God is my portion forever.

They shall be afraid, but I will trust in You.In God (I will praise His word); all the day long have I hoped in God; I will not fear; what shall man do to me?

Let, I pray, Your mercy be to comfort me, according to Your word to Your servant.

Beloved, do not be surprised by the fiery trial among you, taking place to test you, as though some strange thing was happening to you;but inasmuch as you partake in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, in order that also at the unveiling of His glory, you may rejoice with great happiness.

For the end, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and He attended to me, and hearkened to my supplication.And He brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.And He put a new song into my mouth, even a hymn to our God; many shall see it and fear, and shall hope in the Lord.

Your mercy, O Lord, has helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, Your consolation has soothed my soul.

but they that wait on God shall renew their strength; they shall put forth new feathers like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Does anyone among you suffer misfortune? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.

Rejoice always!

For the end, A Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son. I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all Your wonderful works.I will be glad and exalt in You: I will sing to Your name, O Most High.

Let your way of life be without loving money, being satisfied with what you have. For He Himself has said, "By no means shall I desert you, nor in any way shall I forsake you;"so that being confident, we may say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own affairs. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Joy rests long with the righteous, but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

You are my helper and my supporter; I have hoped in Your words.

Why are you downcast, O my soul? And why do you trouble me? Hope in God; for I will give thanks to Him; He is the salvation of my countenance.

But in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

And while we do good, let us not lose heart, for in due season we shall reap if we do not become weary.

It is good for me that You have afflicted me; that I might learn Your statutes.

Not that I am speaking with respect to need, for I have learned to be content in whatever state I am.I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. In every place and in all circumstances I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

But remember the former days, in which after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle of sufferings,in part being exposed publicly, both to reproaches and to afflictions, and in part having become partners of those treated in this way.For you sympathized with me in my chains, and you received the plunder of your possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and enduring possession in heaven.

The Lord is near to all that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.

Fear not; for I am with you; wander not; for I am your God, who has strengthened you; and I have helped you, and have established you with My righteous right hand.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

But You, O praise of Israel, dwell in a sanctuary.

so as to know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

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

He shall not be afraid of any evil report; his heart is ready to trust in the Lord.

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,through whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,who comforts us in all our tribulation, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, by means of the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

I will give You thanks; for You are fearfully wondrous; wondrous are Your works; and my soul knows it well.

supporting truth, and keeping peace; for on You, O Lord,

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

My enemies shall be turned back, in the day that I shall call upon You; behold, I know that You are my God.

But may the God of all grace, the One having called you into His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, may He Himself make you complete--He will establish, strengthen, and firmly ground you.

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will fill me with joy with Your countenance: at Your right hand there are delights forever.

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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

For this is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide forevermore.

and your God shall be with you continually, and you shall be satisfied according as your soul desires; and your bones shall be made fat, and shall be as a well-watered garden, and as a fountain from which the water has not failed.

O Lord my God, You have multiplied Your wonderful works, and in Your thoughts there is none who shall be likened to You; I declared and spoke of them; they exceeded in number.

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, so that the extraordinary character of the power may be of God and not of us;in everything being oppressed, yet not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;

He shall call upon Me, and I will hearken to him; I am with him in affliction; and I will deliver him, and glorify him.

Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

having been persuaded of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus;

The Lord is my strength and my song, and has become my salvation.

And now thus says the Lord God that made you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel, Fear not; for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are Mine.

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

because everything having been born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that has overcome the world--your faith.

Alleluia. Blessed is the man that fears the Lord; he will delight greatly in His commandments.His seed shall be mighty in the earth; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for He has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy; He has put a turban on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with ornaments as a bride.

Yea, though I walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Whom not having seen, you love, in whom now not seeing, but believing, you rejoice with inexpressible joy and glorified,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Therefore through Him let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing to His name.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up on behalf of us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

You have wrought kindly with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word.

Do all things without grumbling and disputing,

Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, You will revive me; You have stretched forth Your hands against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand has saved me.

But the Lord was my refuge; and my God the helper of my hope.

The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things, but the good are always quiet.

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

Behold, my God is my Savior; I will trust in Him, and not be afraid; for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and has become my salvation.

God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Cast your cares upon the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

You have turned my mourning into joy for me; You have removed my sackcloth, and have clothed me with gladness;that my glory may sing praise to You, and I may not be pierced with sorrow. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord.

A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in my innocence; and hoping in the Lord I shall not be moved.Prove me, O Lord, and try me; purify as with fire my mind and my heart.

For you, brothers were called to freedom; only do not use freedom for an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes forever, in return for Your mercies.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why do you trouble me? Hope in God; for I will give thanks to Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation; establish me with Your directing Spirit.

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation, He will also make the way out, so as for you to be able to bear it.

looking unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

Blessed is the man whose help is from You, O Lord; in his heart he has purposed to go up

And my God will supply all your need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

You are of God, little children, and you have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

But You, O Lord, are my helper; my glory, and the One that lifts up my head.

For all the promises of God in Him are "Yes," and in Him "Amen," to the glory of God through us.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord: for He is good: for His mercy endures forever.

A terrible word troubles the heart of a righteous man, but a good message rejoices him.

Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear Him, those that hope in His mercy;

My soul has cleaved to the ground; revive me according to Your word.

and if you give bread to the hungry from your heart, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light spring up in darkness, and your darkness shall be as noon day;and your God shall be with you continually, and you shall be satisfied according as your soul desires; and your bones shall be made fat, and shall be as a well-watered garden, and as a fountain from which the water has not failed.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

For evildoers shall be destroyed; but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find it.But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

But we are not of those shrinking back to destruction, but of faith, to the saving of the soul.

And not only that, but we also rejoice in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces endurance;

He gives strength to the hungry, and sorrow to them that are not suffering.For the young men shall hunger, and the youths shall be weary, and the choice men shall be powerless;but they that wait on God shall renew their strength; they shall put forth new feathers like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear, what shall man do to me?The Lord is my helper; and I shall see my desire upon my enemies.

casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares about you.

for Your name's sake have I waited for You, O Lord, my soul has waited for Your word.

And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

Only conduct yourselves worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

If I should spread my wings to fly straight forward, and sojourn at the extremity of the sea, it would be vain,for even there Your hand would guide me, and Your right hand would hold me.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, all things have become new.

For the end, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and He attended to me, and hearkened to my supplication.And He brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.

Brothers, I do not count myself to have laid hold; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,I press toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

And I meditated on Your commandments, which I loved exceedingly.

Men bless the people to whom this lot belongs, but blessed are the people whose God is the Lord.

Trust in God with all your heart; and be not exalted in your own wisdom.In all your ways acquaint yourself with her, that she may rightly direct your paths.

Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened; yea, wait on the Lord!

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.