36 Bible Verses for Grief - Comfort and Hope in Loss

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.", category: "God's Nearness", }, { reference: "Matthew 5:4", text: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

“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.”

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.'”

“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.”

“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.”

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.”

“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.", category: "God's Strength", }, { reference: "Romans 8:38-39", text: "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.”

“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.”

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

“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.”

“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”

“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.”

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

“From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”

“We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.”