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Top 14 most popular verses about comfort in grief
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."
— 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
"My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, "Where is your God?""
— Psalm 42:3
"Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn."
— Romans 12:15
"Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him."
— 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
— Psalm 34:18
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
— Revelation 21:4
"When Job's three friends heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was."
— Job 2:11-13
"I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the LORD's wrath. He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light; indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long."
— Lamentations 3:1-3
"I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears."
— Psalm 6:6
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."
— Matthew 5:4
"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
— Galatians 6:2
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."
— John 14:1-3
"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?""
— John 11:25-26
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
— Psalm 147:3
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Begin My TransformationVerses about God's presence and comfort when we mourn
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."
— 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Context: God is the Father of compassion and God of all comfort.
"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
— Psalm 34:18
Context: God draws especially near to those with broken hearts.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."
— Matthew 5:4
Context: Jesus promises comfort to those who mourn.
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
— Psalm 147:3
Context: God heals broken hearts and binds up wounds.
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
— Isaiah 41:10
Context: God promises to strengthen and uphold in times of grief.
"Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
— Psalm 23:4
Context: God's presence comforts even in the darkest valleys.
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble."
— Psalm 46:1
Context: God is always present to help in times of trouble.
"You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book."
— Psalm 56:8
Context: God treasures every tear and remembers our sorrows.
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze."
— Isaiah 43:2
Context: God's presence protects us through deep grief.
"The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him."
— Nahum 1:7
Context: God is a refuge and cares for those who trust Him.
"My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life."
— Psalm 119:50
Context: God's promises bring comfort in suffering.
"Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once more."
— Psalm 71:20-21
Context: God promises to restore and comfort again.
"The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."
— Zephaniah 3:17
Context: God delights in us and sings over us even in grief.
"The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down."
— Psalm 145:14
Context: God lifts up those bowed down by grief.
"As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem."
— Isaiah 66:13
Context: God comforts like a tender mother.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
— Romans 15:13
Context: God fills us with hope, joy, and peace even in grief.
Scripture validating sorrow and honest expression of pain
"If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas."
— Job 6:2-3
Context: Job describing the weight of his grief.
"My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, "Where is your God?""
— Psalm 42:3
Context: Honest expression of deep sorrow and tears.
"I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the LORD's wrath. He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light; indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long."
— Lamentations 3:1-3
Context: Jeremiah's honest lament expressing deep pain.
"I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears."
— Psalm 6:6
Context: David's honest expression of exhaustion from grief.
"Jesus wept."
— John 11:35
Context: Jesus Himself wept - grief is validated.
"LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry. I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death."
— Psalm 88:1-3
Context: Honest prayer in overwhelming grief.
"Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?"
— Job 3:11
Context: Job's raw grief - questioning in deep pain.
"a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance."
— Ecclesiastes 3:4
Context: Grief has its proper time and season.
"How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?"
— Psalm 13:1-2
Context: David's honest questions to God in prolonged grief.
"For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers. My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food."
— Psalm 102:3-4
Context: Physical effects of grief honestly described.
"Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak."
— Psalm 31:9-10
Context: Honest expression of grief's toll on body and soul.
"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."
— Psalm 42:5
Context: Self-talk in grief - choosing hope while acknowledging pain.
"The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!""
— 2 Samuel 18:33
Context: David's grief over his son - raw parental loss.
"Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people."
— Jeremiah 9:1
Context: Jeremiah's intense grief for his people.
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest."
— Psalm 22:1-2
Context: Feeling of abandonment in grief - later quoted by Jesus.
Verses about resurrection hope and eternal reunion
"Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him."
— 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Context: We grieve with hope because of resurrection.
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
— Revelation 21:4
Context: Ultimate hope - no more tears, death, or pain.
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."
— John 14:1-3
Context: Jesus is preparing a place - hope of reunion.
"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?""
— John 11:25-26
Context: Jesus is the resurrection and life - death is not the end.
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."
— Romans 8:18
Context: Future glory outweighs present grief.
"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
— 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Context: Eternal perspective transforms how we view grief.
"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body."
— Philippians 3:20-21
Context: Hope of transformation and glorified bodies.
"When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?""
— 1 Corinthians 15:54-55
Context: Death will be defeated - ultimate victory.
"For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."
— Psalm 30:5
Context: Grief is temporary - joy comes in the morning.
"he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people's disgrace from all the earth. The LORD has spoken."
— Isaiah 25:8
Context: God will wipe away all tears forever.
"I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God."
— Job 19:25-26
Context: Job's hope - even in deepest grief, he knew his Redeemer lives.
"But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep."
— 1 Corinthians 15:20
Context: Christ's resurrection guarantees ours.
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
— Romans 8:38-39
Context: Not even death can separate us from God's love.
"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
— Lamentations 3:21-23
Context: Hope found in God's faithfulness and new mercies.
"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants."
— Psalm 116:15
Context: Death of believers is precious to God - they are home.
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing."
— 2 Timothy 4:7-8
Context: Hope of reward for those who finish well.
Biblical wisdom for comforting those who mourn
"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
— Galatians 6:2
Context: Help carry the burdens of those grieving.
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Context: Encourage and build up those who are grieving.
"Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn."
— Romans 12:15
Context: Called to mourn alongside those who grieve.
"When Job's three friends heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was."
— Job 2:11-13
Context: Sometimes silent presence is the best comfort.
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up."
— Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Context: We need others to help us up when we fall.
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity."
— Proverbs 17:17
Context: True friends are present in times of adversity.
"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn."
— Isaiah 61:1-2
Context: Our calling includes comforting those who mourn.
"to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair."
— Isaiah 61:3
Context: Help bring beauty from ashes for the grieving.
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
— Colossians 3:12
Context: Show compassion and patience to the grieving.
"Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble."
— 1 Peter 3:8
Context: Be sympathetic and compassionate with those who grieve.
"Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering."
— Hebrews 13:3
Context: Identify with those who suffer as if suffering yourself.
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
— James 1:27
Context: Care for those most vulnerable in their grief.
"Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart."
— Proverbs 25:20
Context: Warning about inappropriate cheerfulness with the grieving.
"If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it."
— 1 Corinthians 12:26
Context: As the body of Christ, we suffer together.
"The King will reply, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.""
— Matthew 25:40
Context: Caring for the grieving is caring for Christ Himself.
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