Bible Verses for Comfort in Grief

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying.

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee.

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

His compassions fail not. They are new every morning.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Love bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.

Do not worry about tomorrow; each day has enough trouble of its own.

Jesus wept.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.

For love is strong as death.

Put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.

He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.

Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

To give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning.

Bear ye one another's burdens.

I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Two are better than one… For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul.

Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

Neither death, nor life, nor things present, nor things to come, shall be able to separate us from the love of God.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Be still, and know that I am God.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.