Bible Verses About Comfort and Grief
When you are grieving or hurting, these verses offer comfort and the hope of God's presence.
- Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- Psalm 34:18
The LORD is near to those whose hearts are broken. He saves those whose spirits are crushed and sorry.
- Revelation 21:4
'He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.' There will be no more death or sadness or crying or pain. For the old things have passed away."
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the Father who shows mercy. He is the God of all comfort. 4He comforts us in all our troubles. Then we can comfort others in any trouble they have. We give them the same comfort we ourselves got from God.
- John 11:25-26
25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even though he dies. 26And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
- Psalm 147:3
He heals those whose hearts are broken. He bandages their wounds.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
13Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about those who have died. We don't want you to be sad like other people who have no hope. 14We believe that Jesus died and rose again. So we also believe God will bring with Jesus those who have died believing in him.
- Psalm 73:26
My body and my heart may fail. But God is the strength of my heart. He is mine forever.
- Psalm 23:4
Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will not be afraid of any evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff comfort me.
- John 16:22
It's the same with you. You are sad now. But I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad. No one will take your joy away from you.
- Romans 8:18
I think that what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory we will have. That glory will be shown in us.
All verses from the Readable English Bible (READ), a free, open-source Bible in clear, simple English.