Bible Verses about “losing a loved one”

“‹For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.›”

“¶ Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

“The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”

“‹Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.›”

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”

“¶ To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”

“¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.”

“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”

“A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”

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

“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 rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”

“‹Blessed› [are] ‹they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.›”

“A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;”

“A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;”

“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”

“For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.”

“All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.”

“¶ ‹Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come› [again] ‹unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.›”

“Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?”

“‹And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.›”

“¶ He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.”

“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it [is] the gift of God.”

“I know that [there is] no good in them, but for [a man] to rejoice, and to do good in his life.”

“What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?”

“I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.”

“Wherefore I perceive that [there is] nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that [is] his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?”

“I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.”

“I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him.”

“I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work.”

“¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.”

“That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.”

“Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints.”

“‹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.›”