bad luck

The 12 most-voted verses about bad luck, from 9 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 54:17 (BSB)

¶ No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 54:17 (KJV)

No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the LORD’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says the LORD.

Isaiah 54:17 (WEB)

I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

Romans 8:18 (BSB)

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.

Romans 8:18 (KJV)

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

Romans 8:18 (WEB)

The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

Proverbs 3:33 (BSB)

¶ The curse of the LORD [is] in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

Proverbs 3:33 (KJV)

The LORD’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

Proverbs 3:33 (WEB)

But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

Proverbs 1:33 (BSB)

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Proverbs 1:33 (KJV)

But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”

Proverbs 1:33 (WEB)

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Psalm 84:11 (BSB)

For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Psalm 84:11 (KJV)

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Psalm 84:11 (WEB)

I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.

Psalm 118:17 (BSB)

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

Psalm 118:17 (KJV)

I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD’s works.

Psalm 118:17 (WEB)

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (BSB)

¶ 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.

John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (WEB)

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Joshua 1:8 (BSB)

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Joshua 1:8 (KJV)

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

Joshua 1:8 (WEB)

I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 (BSB)

¶ I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 (KJV)

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 (WEB)

“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.

Malachi 3:6 (BSB)

For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Malachi 3:6 (KJV)

“For I, the LORD, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

Malachi 3:6 (WEB)

I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 3:11 (BSB)

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

Malachi 3:11 (KJV)

I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before its time in the field,” says the LORD of Armies.

Malachi 3:11 (WEB)

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:10 (BSB)

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:10 (WEB)

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