Bible Verses About Grieving

Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the Lord hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

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

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

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord: