Bible Verses about Sadness

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• The righteous call out, and the Lord hears them;
  he rescues them from all their troubles.
  The Lord remains close to the brokenhearted,
  and he saves those whose spirit is crushed.
  Psalm 34:18-19salvationredeemernearness
• Do not be afraid or dismayed, the Lord will go before you; he will not fail or forsake you.
  Deuteronomy 31:8followingfearencouragement
• Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  Matthew 5:4blessingcomforter
• Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares about you.
  1 Peter 5:7fearworryingweakness
• For his anger lasts for only a moment,
  while his goodwill endures for a lifetime.
  Weeping may last throughout the night,
  but at daybreak there is rejoicing.
  Psalm 30:6lovepatience
• For much wisdom can result in much sorrow,
  and those who increase their knowledge also increase their grief.
  Ecclesiastes 1:18wisdommindworrying
• O Lord, all my longing is known to you,
  and my sighs are not hidden from you.
  Psalm 38:10temptationworrying
• As sorrowful, and yet we are always rejoicing; as poor, and yet we make many rich; as having nothing, and yet we possess everything.
  2 Corinthians 6:10joymoneymaterialism
• And I heard a loud voice proclaim from the throne:
  “Behold, God’s dwelling is with mankind;
  he will dwell with them.
  They will be his people,
  and he will be their God,
  God-with-them.
  He will wipe every tear from their eyes,
  and there will no longer be death.
  Neither will there be any mourning or crying or pain,
  for the old order has passed away.”
  Revelation 21:3-4Godworryingdeath
• Banish grief from your heart
  and ignore the sufferings of your body,
  for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.
  Ecclesiastes 11:10worryinghearthealth
• Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
  Romans 12:15joycompassion
• They will never again experience hunger or thirst,
  nor will the sun or any scorching heat cause them discomfort.
  For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne
  will be their shepherd.
  He will guide them to springs of living water,
  and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
  Revelation 7:16-17encouragementprotectioncomforter
• Yet even now, says the Lord,
  return to me with all your heart,
  with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.
  Joel 2:12conversionfastingheart
• Hear my prayer, O Lord;
  do not be deaf to my cry
  or ignore my weeping.
  For I am a wayfarer before you,
  a nomad like all my ancestors.
  Psalm 39:13prayerhumility
• Then Job arose, tore his cloak, and shaved his head. He threw himself prostrate on the ground and said:
  “Naked I emerged from my mother’s womb,
  and naked I will return.
  The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
  blessed be the name of the Lord.”
  Job 1:20-21worshipsufferingworrying
• And opens the eyes of those who cannot see.
  The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
  the Lord loves the righteous.
  Psalm 146:8sicknesshealingrighteousness
• Return and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: I have heard, I have seen your tears. I will heal you today, and the day after tomorrow you will go up to the temple of the Lord.
  2 Kings 20:5prayerhealingprophecy
• A wise son brings joy to his father,
  but a foolish son gives grief to his mother.
  Proverbs 10:1joyfamilywisdom
• Such godly sorrow results in repentance that leads to salvation and causes no regret, whereas worldly sorrow produces death.
  2 Corinthians 7:10worryingrepentanceconversion
• And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal for the day of redemption.
  Ephesians 4:30Holy Spiritsecond coming
• The vine has withered;
  the fig tree droops.
  The pomegranate, the palm, and the apple tree—
  all the trees of the field have dried up.
  And the joy of the people
  has also withered away.
  Joel 1:12joyfoodharvest
• The depths of the sea resound
  in the roar of your waterfalls;
  all your waves and your breakers
  sweep over me.
  Psalm 42:8weakness