Bible verses about grief and loss

Comfort when you are grieving

For the first days and the hard anniversaries.

1. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

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2. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

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3. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

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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.

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5. My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

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6. 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.

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7. For the Lord will not cast off forever. For though he cause grief, yet he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses. For he does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.

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8. 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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9. 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.

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Gentle verses to send to someone who has lost a loved one.

1. 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.

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2. Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

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3. ‘Yahweh bless you, and keep you. Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’

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

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5. Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

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6. Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

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Hope at a funeral

Readings about resurrection and a world without tears.

1. 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?”

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2. “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.”

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3. He will wipe away from them 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.

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4. 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.

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5. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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6. 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.

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7. Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.

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8. For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance…

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9. I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

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Short Bible verses about grief

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1. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

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2. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

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3. Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

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4. Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.

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

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