Losing someone we love or facing deep sorrow can feel overwhelming.
This collection of Bible verses for grief offers comfort, strength, and hope during life’s hardest moments.
Whether you’re mourning a loss, seeking healing, or comforting a loved one, these scriptures remind us that God is near to the brokenhearted.
His love and promises bring peace even in the deepest sorrow.
Let these verses guide your heart through grief and remind you that you are never alone.
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Bible Verse for Grief
Comforting Scriptures for the Brokenhearted
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. – Psalm 34:18
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. – Matthew 5:4
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28
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
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:7
You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. – Psalm 56:8
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. – Psalm 73:26
Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. – Psalm 30:5
The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. – Psalm 29:11
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. – Psalm 34:17
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” – Isaiah 41:13
I can do all things through Yahshua who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. – Nahum 1:7
Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. – Joshua 1:9
My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. – Psalm 119:50
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. – John 16:33
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. – Deuteronomy 33:27
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain. – Revelation 21:4
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Bible Verses on Hope During Grief
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
The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. – Psalm 145:14
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. – Isaiah 40:31
Yahshua said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” – John 11:25
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy. – Psalm 30:11
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. – Isaiah 58:11
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. – Psalm 145:18
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. – John 14:27
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord. – Psalm 121:1-2
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. – Jeremiah 29:11
Bible Verses on Strength in Difficult Times
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. – Deuteronomy 31:8
Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. – Psalm 31:24
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. – Philippians 4:6
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. – Psalm 34:4
Be still, and know that I am God. – Psalm 46:10
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. – 2 Corinthians 12:9
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy 1:7
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? – Psalm 27:1
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5
Bible Verses on Eternal Life and Heaven
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. – 2 Corinthians 4:17
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. – 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. – Psalm 116:15
For me, to live is Yahshua and to die is gain. – Philippians 1:21
If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. – Romans 14:8
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 4:18
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Yahshua. – Philippians 3:20
He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces. – Isaiah 25:8
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. – John 3:36
The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. – Matthew 13:43
Bible Verses on God’s Love and Comfort
As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you. – Isaiah 66:13
The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him. – Lamentations 3:24
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16
We love because he first loved us. – 1 John 4:19
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken. – Isaiah 54:10
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. – Isaiah 43:2
God will never forget you. See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. – Isaiah 49:15-16
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. – Psalm 9:9
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. – Proverbs 18:10
I will never leave you nor forsake you. – Hebrews 13:5
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