1 Samuel 2:4
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4 The bows of the mighty are broken,
but the feeble gird on strength.(A)
Psalm 76:3
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3 There he broke the flashing arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah(A)
Psalm 37:15
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15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.(A)
Philippians 4:13
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13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.(A)
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Psalm 46:9
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9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.(A)
Hebrews 11:34
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34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.(A)
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2 Corinthians 12:9
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9 but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power[a] is made perfect in weakness.” So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.(A)
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- 12.9 Other ancient authorities read my power
Psalm 37:17
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17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.(A)
2 Corinthians 4:9-10
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9 persecuted but not forsaken, struck down but not destroyed, 10 always carrying around in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies.(A)
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Jeremiah 37:10
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10 Even if you defeated the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you and there remained of them only wounded men in their tents, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.(A)
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Isaiah 10:4
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4 so as not to crouch among the prisoners
or fall among the slain?
For all this his anger has not turned away;
his hand is stretched out still.(A)
Ephesians 6:14
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14 Stand, therefore, and belt your waist with truth and put on the breastplate of righteousness(A)
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