Bible Verses About Afflicted Saints

Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody.

But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it.

The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him; and that which he did, the LORD made it prosper.

Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him.”

Nathan departed to his house. The LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it was very sick.

David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.

The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

On the seventh day, the child died. The servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?”

But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.”

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the LORD’s house, and worshiped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he ate.

Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.”

He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’

But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”

Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “the LORD’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “Isn’t it so, if peace and truth shall be in my days?”

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the LORD’s name.”

In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.

“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.

“For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.

Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?