Quotes about Adversity

For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.

Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”

But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.

“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.

For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.