138 Bible verses about joy in adversity

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

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

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

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

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

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the 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.

Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him.

To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, 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 finisher 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.

Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and 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 yet more and more.

strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.

This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.

Only let your conduct be 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 mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working 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 temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, 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 He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.

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

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

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?

Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.

Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.

I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord.

In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.

But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

Rejoice always,

I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”So we may boldly 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 things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish.

You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.

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

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

It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.

Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated;for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven.

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

Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold 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 are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

Bring back our captivity, O Lord, As the streams in the South.

He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,through whom also we have 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, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.

But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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”),that the blessing of Abraham might come upon 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 glory which shall be revealed in us.

For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death.

The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;persecuted, but not forsaken; struck 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 honor him.

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

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

But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who 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.

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

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

Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks 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 delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word.

Do all things without complaining and disputing,

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.

But the Lord has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.

All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

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, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ”

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

Cast your burden on 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 for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

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

Vindicate me, O Lord, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip.Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart.

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

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

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher 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 have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.

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

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

But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who 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.

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,

My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.

If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday.The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.

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

For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more.But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.

But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;

He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall,But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?The Lord is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.

casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope.

And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Only let your conduct be 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 mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,

Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

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

I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; 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 upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.

Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

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