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Bible Verses About Weakness

“Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.”

— Isaiah 35:3

"My strength is made perfect in weakness" — Paul says God's power works by a different arithmetic than the world's, and then boasts in his own weaknesses to prove it. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Isaiah 35:3 to Isaiah 46:4.

Quick answer: The best-known verse about weakness here is Isaiah 35:3: "Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees." Zephaniah 3:12 follows close behind: "I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD." Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.

The 15 verses, in full text

01 · King James Version

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Isaiah 35:3

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02 · King James Version

I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.

Zephaniah 3:12

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03 · King James Version

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

1 Corinthians 1:27

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04 · King James Version

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

2 Corinthians 4:7

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05 · King James Version

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 12:9

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06 · King James Version

For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

2 Corinthians 13:4

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07 · King James Version

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

Hebrews 2:18

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08 · King James Version

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

Hebrews 5:2

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09 · King James Version

And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb:

Romans 4:19

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10 · King James Version

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Romans 14:21

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11 · King James Version

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

Psalms 31:10

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12 · King James Version

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Psalms 6:2

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13 · King James Version

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Psalms 40:17

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14 · King James Version

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Psalms 73:26

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15 · King James Version

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

Isaiah 46:4

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When to read these verses

Read these when the labels — earned, given, or imagined — need sorting. Scripture's identity language is covenantal: known, formed, named, bought. The verses below let those claims speak in their own words.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Bible verse about weakness?
Isaiah 35:3 is the one most readers land on: "Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees." Zephaniah 3:12 is the usual second: "I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD." The full list of fifteen is on this page — there is no single required verse, and different seasons call for different texts.
Is self-worth a biblical concept?
The Bible locates worth outside the self — in being known, formed, loved, and bought — which makes its answer sturdier than self-generated esteem: it does not depend on the day's performance. The verses on this page are that argument in its own words, from Genesis 1:27 to 1 Peter 2:9.
Where in the Bible does it talk about weakness?
The verses on this page come from 7 books of the Bible — most notably Isaiah, Zephaniah, 1 Corinthians and 4 more — spanning both Old and New Testaments. The distribution itself is worth noticing: Scripture addresses weakness in more than one voice, which is why the page shows whole verses rather than a single proof text.
How do I use a list of verses about weakness?
Read the list once slowly, then keep the one verse that fits your situation close — the copy button places it wherever you will actually see it. Every card can be switched to the World English Bible for modern wording, and the random verse tool at the top of the page can draw one verse from this theme at a time if the whole list is more than today needs.

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