Bible Verses About Difficult Times
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for difficult times, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 11,191 votes, led by Philippians 4:6-7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Difficult Times
Philippians 4:6-7829 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Isaiah 41:10821 votes
Fear thou 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.
John 16:33566 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
1 Peter 5:7526 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Romans 8:18442 votes
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Jeremiah 29:11-13375 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Philippians 4:13354 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
James 1:2-4338 votes
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
Psalms 9:9-10299 votes
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
James 1:3-4276 votes
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Joshua 1:9240 votes
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
2 Corinthians 12:8-10230 votes
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
1 Peter 1:6-7211 votes
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
Psalms 37:1-40185 votes
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Galatians 6:2148 votes
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
John 3:16143 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 8:28140 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Psalms 30:5139 votes
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Romans 5:3-5117 votes
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
Psalms 50:15115 votes
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Proverbs 3:5-6109 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Matthew 6:1398 votes
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Psalms 27:1-1494 votes
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 34:17-1894 votes
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Deuteronomy 31:893 votes
And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
What does the Bible say about difficult times?
Readers most often cite Philippians 4:6-7 on the subject of difficult times. Across 11,191 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 41:10, John 16:33, 1 Peter 5:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.