If you are searching for scriptures about weariness, this list gives you Bible verses to read when you feel worn down, drained or out of strength, whether by work, caregiving, grief or a long season of waiting. The verses below are grouped by the kinds of tiredness people often carry. Each one comes with a short reflection and a simple way to take it into your day.
What these passages share is a steady picture of God as the one who gives strength to the weary and does not grow tired himself. They speak to bodies that ache, minds that will not rest and hearts that have run low on hope.
Verses for the Morning You Cannot Face the Day
Some mornings the list of things ahead feels heavier than your legs can carry before you even get out of bed. These verses speak to that first hour, when strength is thin and the day has not yet started.
Isaiah 40:29
He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
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Isaiah says God gives power to the faint and strength to those who have none. Before you open your inbox or reach for your phone, pause and ask him for the next small step, not the whole day.
Psalm 121:1-2
1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
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When you are too tired to lift your eyes, these words remind you where help comes from. Try saying the first line slowly while you make coffee, letting it turn your attention away from the weight of the day.
Lamentations 3:22-23
22 It is because of the LORD’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail. 23 They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
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Jeremiah wrote these lines in the middle of ruin, and they still hold that God’s mercy starts fresh each morning. Write the words on a card and read them before you check the clock, so the day begins with his faithfulness instead of your dread.
Verses for Work That Leaves You Drained
Long shifts, endless demands and tasks that never seem finished can wear down the strongest person. These verses speak to the kind of tiredness that comes from giving yourself to others all day.
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
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Jesus invites the weary and burdened to come to him, which means your exhaustion is not a reason to hide. At lunch or in the car after a hard day, name one burden out loud and set it down in prayer.
Galatians 6:9
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
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Paul writes about not growing weary in doing good, with a promise of a harvest in due time. When good work feels thankless, mark one small faithful act you did today and let that be enough for now.
Colossians 3:23
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men…
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Paul asks workers to serve as if they are serving the Lord and not only a boss or a customer. Before a difficult task, tell God you are doing it for him, which can shift the sense of being used up.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
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The Teacher notes that a handful with quietness is better than two fists full of toil and striving. Build one unhurried pause into your day, even five minutes without a screen, to recover some of what constant effort takes away.
Verses for Caring for Others When You Have Nothing Left
Parents, caregivers and friends who keep showing up for someone else can reach a point where they feel empty. These verses speak to the weariness that comes from pouring out for those who depend on you.
2 Corinthians 4:16
Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
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Paul admits that the outer self wastes away while the inner self is renewed day by day. If your body is failing under care you give, let this verse remind you that renewal happens inwardly, and ask God to refresh you there.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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Asaph confesses that his flesh and heart may fail, yet God is the strength of his heart. When a caregiving day ends with you spent, speak this line aloud as a statement about where your strength finally rests.
Romans 15:1
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
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Paul asks the strong to bear with the weaknesses of others rather than pleasing themselves. If you are the one carrying more, ask a trusted friend to take one task this week so the load is shared.
Mark 6:31
He said to them, “You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
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After a crowded season of ministry, Jesus told his disciples to come away and rest awhile. Caring for others does not cancel your own need for rest, so plan one hour this week that belongs only to you.
Verses for Long Seasons of Waiting and Grief
Some weariness comes not from doing too much but from waiting, hurting or carrying a loss that has no end date. These verses speak to the slow, quiet tiredness of hoping when hope feels thin.
Psalm 62:1
My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
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David says his soul waits in silence for God alone. When waiting wears you thin, try sitting quietly for two minutes and letting that silence be an act of trust rather than a gap to fill.
Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
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Isaiah describes those who wait on the Lord renewing their strength, mounting up with wings and walking without fainting. Keep this verse where you can see it during a long wait, as a reminder that the strength comes as you wait, not only after.
Psalm 34:18
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
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The psalmist says the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those crushed in spirit. If grief has left you worn out, let this verse tell you that your sorrow does not put you outside his care.
Revelation 21:4
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”
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John sees a day when God wipes away every tear and there is no more death or mourning. When pain feels endless, hold this promise as the horizon your weariness is moving toward.
How to Use These Verses
Write the references that matter most to you on an index card or in the notes app on your phone, and keep them where you will see them during your hardest hours. Reading one verse slowly is more helpful than skimming five, so choose one each morning or each evening and stay with it until it feels like your own.
Pray the verses back to God as you read them. Turn a line such as “You give power to the faint” into a request, saying “Give me power today for this call” or “Renew my strength for these few hours.” Over time, these passages can shape how you speak to God when you have no words of your own.
A Short Prayer for Weariness
Lord, you see how tired I am, and you know the weight I am carrying today. I bring you my body, my thoughts and the things I cannot finish. Give me the strength I do not have and the rest I cannot manufacture on my own. Where I am worn down, meet me with your mercy, which is new this morning. Teach me to wait on you without giving up, and help me receive your help without guilt. Renew what is weary in me, and let my small steps today be enough in your hands. Amen.