Bible Verses About Bad Things That Happen to Good People

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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.

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.

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

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.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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.

For now we see through a glass, darkly ; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.