All of us have had to go through a time of grief and sorrow, and these 14 best Bible verses about grief and sorrow show what we have in common with others who grieve.

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Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

- Isaiah 53:4-6

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Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body also. For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.

- Psalm 31:9-10

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But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.

- 1 Thessalonians 4:13

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The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

- Psalm 34:18

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

- Matthew 5:4

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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

- Psalm 147:3

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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, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

- Psalm 73:26

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Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

- Matthew 11:28-30

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He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

- Revelation 21:4

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casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

- 1 Peter 5:7

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Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

- John 14:27

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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

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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

- Joshua 1:9

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5 Stories From The Bible About Sorrow

Here are 5 stories from the Bible that speak about sorrow.

The Garden

Jesus was a Man of sorrow at times while here on earth but especially when He took “with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled” (Matthew 26:37).  He was sorrowful , knowing the cup of Calvary was soon to be drank for the sins of the world, but He did it anyway, knowing He came to give His life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45), but His sorrow passed and so will ours someday.

The Betrayer

When Jesus revealed that He was to be betrayed by one of His own disciples, “they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord” (Matthew 26:22)?  Not only was Jesus sorrowful about Judas’ betraying Him, so too were the other disciples, thinking it might even be them, but their sorrow would soon be turned to joy, especially after seeing Jesus’ raised again.

The Rich Young Man

The young rich ruler came to Jesus, asking how he might receive eternal life, and after trying to justify himself by his good works.  That’s when Jesus told him to give to the poor, all that he had, but “When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions” (Matthew 19:22).   If only the young man had realized that if he had nothing at all, He had everything in Christ.

The Cross

The disciples were deeply troubled by Jesus telling them that He was going away.  Over the last three and a half years, Jesus has been all they knew, but now He was going away, so Jesus tries to reassure them by telling them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy” (John 16:22). That came true when they saw the resurrected Christ, and that will be our joy too when we see the Lord Jesus Christ for the very first time.

The Persecutions

When we are persecuted, we rarely rejoice, but it’s actually a blessing (Matthew 5:10-12), but it was tough for the Apostle Paul who was persecuted far worse than the other apostles.  He told the church at Corinth that “we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything” (2 Corinthians 6:9b-10). Many had lost everything they had but in Christ they had gained everything.

I hope you enjoyed these 14 best Bible verses about grief and sorrow, and if you did, please share them with someone who’s experience a loss in the hopes that they might find comfort in the Word of God.