84 Bible Verses about Grief
Want to know what the Bible says about Grief? Here are 84 Bible verses about Grief from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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2 Samuel 12:16-17 NIV
16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 NIV
3 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
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Ecclesiastes 7:4 NIV
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
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Psalm 77:2 NIV
When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;
at night I stretched out untiring hands,
and I would not be comforted.
at night I stretched out untiring hands,
and I would not be comforted.
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Psalm 119:92 NIV
If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
I would have perished in my affliction.
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Proverbs 15:13-14 NIV
13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but heartache crushes the spirit.
but heartache crushes the spirit.
14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
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Isaiah 41:10 NIV
So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
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Philippians 3:13-14 NIV
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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James 4:7 NIV
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Psalm 116:15 NIV
Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his faithful servants.
is the death of his faithful servants.
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