Bible Verses about Weakness

That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults… 2 Corinthians 12:10

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That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:10 joy strength persecution
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 grace strength Jesus

My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26 strength life dependence
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Isaiah 40:29 strength dependence equipment
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 fear worrying sadness
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 hope encouragement rest
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
Romans 8:26 speaking Spirit prayer
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 God strength protection
Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 prayer temptation desires
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7 love self-control strength
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 healing heart sickness
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
Hebrews 4:15 sin temptation compassion
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
Proverbs 31:8 speaking
Defend the weak and the fatherless;
uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
Psalm 82:3 orphans neighbor righteousness