Bible verses for comfort in grief
When someone you love is gone, words are hard to find. These verses are for sitting with grief and remembering that God is close to the brokenhearted.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
Psalm 34:18
“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.”
Revelation 21:4
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.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
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.
Psalm 23:4
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
John 11:25-26
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.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.
Romans 8:18
The Lord GOD’s Spirit is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound, 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
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.
Psalm 30:5