Proverbs 24:10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 3:11 warns against being weary of God’s discipline – same concept of endurance, but applied to correction rather than general hardship.
Job 4:5 describes being discouraged when trouble comes, directly mirroring the faltering in the proverb.
Isaiah 40:28-31 promises renewed strength to the weary, offering a positive counterpart to the warning against faltering.
2 Corinthians 4:1 says 'we do not lose heart,' directly affirming the admonition not to falter in trouble.
Ephesians 3:13 urges not to be discouraged by Paul's sufferings, echoing the call to stand firm in trouble.
Hebrews 12:3-5 exhorts not to grow weary or lose heart in struggle, directly paralleling the proverb's warning.
Revelation 2:3 commends enduring hardships without growing weary, the positive outcome of not faltering.
Jeremiah 12:5 uses the same logic: if you tire in easy trials, how will you endure harder ones? A direct escalation of the principle.
1 Samuel 27:1 shows David's fear causing him to flee, exemplifying the faltering warned against here.
Jeremiah 45:3 laments being worn out with sorrow – a depiction of fainting in adversity, but as a complaint rather than a warning.
Colossians 1:11 prays for strength and endurance – the spiritual resource that prevents the faintness described here when adversity comes.