Bible Verses About Grief & Loss
The Bible does not hurry mourners. It records lament, tears and long nights, and it promises that God is near the brokenhearted. These verses are for the days after a loss: words of comfort, of presence, and of the hope that death does not have the last word.
15 verses about grief and loss (KJV)
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
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.
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
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.
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.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
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.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Guided journeys on grief and loss
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…”
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Scripture text: King James Version (public domain).