Bible Verses About Human Vulnerability

Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

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

Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

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.

When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.