Bible Verses About Accepting Help From Others

Dear friends, today we will learn from the Bible what the Bible says about accepting help from others. This is an important topic, so let’s discuss this topic. I hope you like today’s topic. If you like it, don’t forget to share it with others.

The Bible teaches us that accepting help from someone is a sign of humility. Therefore, to live in this society, we may have to accept help from others and God encourages us to support each other to live in this society.

Accepting help from friends strengthens our health and builds a strong community. When we give others the opportunity to help, they get the opportunity to receive God’s blessings. Mutual support is how Jesus Christ taught us how to take care of each other.

However, sometimes pride can keep us from accepting help. The Bible warns us and says that God encourages humility. So we should let go of the need to always lead ourselves and let others lead. This act of humility builds a deeper relationship with our personal lives and God. So friends, let us sincerely beautify our hearts by accepting help and increase mutual affection and encouragement.

Dear friends, now let us look at the following Bible verses which discuss ‘Bible verses about accepting help from others’.

Why is it important to accept help according to the Bible?

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labourFor if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up”

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

“Bear ye one another’s burdens, so fulfil the law of Christ”

Galatians 6:2

“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, edify one another, even as also ye do”

1 Thessalonians 5:11

“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety”

Proverbs 11:14

What does the Bible say about pride and accepting assistance?

“Pride goeth before destruction, an haughty spirit before a fall”

Proverbs 16:18

“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble”

James 4:6

“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established”

Proverbs 15:22

“Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits”

Romans 12:16

“Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, giveth grace to the humble”

1 Peter 5:5

How can accepting help strengthen our faith and community?

“That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for anotherAnd whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it”

1 Corinthians 12:25-26

“All that believed were together, had all things commonAnd sold their possessions goods, parted them to all men, as every man had need”

Acts 2:44-45

“Let us consider one another to provoke unto love to good worksNot forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: so much the more, as ye see the day approaching”

Hebrews 10:24-25

“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, not to please ourselvesLet every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification”

Romans 15:1-2

Key Bible verses on receiving support from others

“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others”

Philippians 2:4

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend”

Proverbs 27:17

“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality”

Romans 12:13

“But to do good to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased”

Hebrews 13:16

“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God”

1 Peter 4:10

Biblical examples of people accepting help

“Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not goodThou wilt surely wear away, both thou, this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself aloneHearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto GodAnd thou shalt teach them ordinances laws, shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, the work that they must doMoreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, rulers of tensAnd let them judge the people at all seasons: it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, they shall bear the burden with theeIf thou shalt do this thing, God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, all this people shall also go to their place in peaceSo Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, did all that he had said”

Exodus 18:17-24

“Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidensLet thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, drink of that which the young men have drawn”

Ruth 2:8-9

“The word of the Lord came unto him, sayingArise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain theeSo he arose went to Zarephath. when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: he called to her, said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drinkAnd as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine handAnd she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, a little oil in a cruse: , behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in dress it for me my son, that we may eat it, dieAnd Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, bring it unto me, after make for thee for thy sonFor thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earthAnd she went did according to the saying of Elijah: she, he, her house, did eat many daysAnd the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord , which he spake by Elijah”

1 Kings 17:8-16

“After these things Paul departed from Athens, came to CorinthAnd found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) came unto themAnd because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers”

Acts 18:1-3

How to graciously receive help as a Christian

“Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction”

Philippians 4:14

“Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; be ye thankful”

Colossians 3:15

“With all lowliness meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in loveEndeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace”

Ephesians 4:2-3

“For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be establishedThat is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you me”

Romans 1:11-12

Overcoming the struggle to accept help: A biblical perspective

“God is our refuge strength, a very present help in trouble”

Psalm 46:1

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”

Isaiah 41:10

“Come unto me, all ye that labour are heavy laden, I will give you restTake my yoke upon you, learn of me; for I am meek lowly in heart: ye shall find rest unto your soulsFor my yoke is easy, my burden is light”

Matthew 11:28-30

“He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon meTherefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong”

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

The balance between self-reliance and accepting help in Christianity

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not unto thine own understandingIn all thy ways acknowledge him, he shall direct thy paths”

Proverbs 3:5-6

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”

Philippians 4:13

“For every man shall bear his own burden”

Galatians 6:5

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour”

Ecclesiastes 4:9