Psalms 34:18
Read Psalms →“Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.”
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Bible Verses About Grief & Comfort
God is near to the brokenhearted, and He keeps count of every tear. These Bible verses about grief and comfort offer real consolation for seasons of loss.
Matthew 5:4
Read Matthew →“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Revelation 21:4
Read Revelation →“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.””
Psalms 147:3
Read Psalms →“He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.”
John 14:1-3
Read John →““Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.”
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Read 2 Corinthians →“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
Psalms 23:4
Read Psalms →“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Read 1 Thessalonians →“But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.”
Psalms 30:5
Read Psalms →“For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.”
John 16:22
Read John →“Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.”
Isaiah 25:8
Read Isaiah →“He has swallowed up death forever! The Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from off all faces. He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken it.”
Isaiah 41:10
Read Isaiah →“Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.”
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