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7 verses · KJV

Bible Verses for Grief

Scripture does not rush grief. Jesus wept at Lazarus's tomb. David's psalms of lament fill a third of the Psalter. These verses acknowledge sorrow fully, and hold out the long arc of comfort that grows alongside — not in place of — it.

Verses about grief

  1. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
    Psalm 34:18·KJV
  2. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
    Matthew 5:4·KJV
  3. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
    Revelation 21:4·KJV
  4. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
    Psalm 147:3·KJV
  5. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
    John 14:1·KJV
  6. Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort.
    2 Corinthians 1:3·KJV
  7. It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
    Lamentations 3:22·KJV

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