Bible Verses About Comfort
God is called “the God of all comfort”. These verses are for times of grief, sorrow and broken hearts: God draws near to the brokenhearted, and Scripture looks ahead to the day He wipes away every tear.
12 verses about comfort (KJV)
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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.
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Guided journeys on comfort
Go deeper one day at a time: each day is a passage, a reflection, a question and a prayer.
Grief & Hope
7 days of comfort when you are grieving
- Day 1: Jesus wept — John 11:32-36“Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw…”
- Day 2: Near to the brokenhearted — Psalms 34:15-19“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the…”
- Day 3: I am the resurrection — John 11:21-27“Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus…”
- Day 4: Grieving with hope — 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and…”
- Day 5: The God of all comfort — 2 Corinthians 1:3-5“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to…”
- Day 6: New every morning — Lamentations 3:19-26“Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I…”
- Day 7: All things new — Revelation 21:1-5“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming…”
Comfort in Sickness
7 days of God's presence in illness
- Day 1: How long, O Lord? — Psalms 6:2-9“Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh…”
- Day 2: Through the waters — Isaiah 43:1-3“But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When…”
- Day 3: Care for the wounded — Luke 10:30-35“And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him…”
- Day 4: My times are in your hand — Psalms 31:9-15“Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my…”
- Day 5: Renewed day by day — 2 Corinthians 4:16-18“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a…”
- Day 6: Grace is sufficient — 2 Corinthians 12:7-10“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I…”
- Day 7: Strength of my heart — Psalms 73:23-26“Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but…”
Widowhood: God Sees You
7 days on grief, God's care and the dignity of widows
- Day 1: Call me Mara — Ruth 1:15-21“And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to…”
- Day 2: Judge of the widows — Psalms 68:4-6“Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is…”
- Day 3: He had compassion on her — Luke 7:11-16“And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city…”
- Day 4: Do not take her garment — Deuteronomy 24:17-22“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge: But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and…”
- Day 5: The widow who kept asking — Luke 18:1-8“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man…”
- Day 6: The church that noticed — Acts 6:1-7“And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily…”
- Day 7: Anna's long faithfulness — Luke 2:36-38“And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she…”
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Scripture text: King James Version (public domain).