Bible Verses We Do Not Grieve As The World Grieves

Dear friends, losing a loved one is one of the most painful experiences we have in this life. When grief hits, it can feel overwhelming and all-consuming. The tears, the heartache, the void left behind – it hits us at the very core.

At times like these, it’s natural to wonder: Why do we have to suffer so much? We may even envy those around us who seem untouched by tragedy. Their lives go on, while our time freezes.

But the Bible tells us, “We mourn not as the world mourns.” Although grief is inevitable, we do not despair like those who have no hope. Our faith provides a light to guide us through the valley of shadows. We can rely on Christ’s promises.

So we cry, yet not to no purpose. In our heartbreak, we draw closer to God, realizing how fleeting this life is. And we look forward to a joyous reunion in heaven, where “he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more.”

Although sorrow may come for a time, we can rejoice again knowing that. Our loved ones rest safely in the arms of Jesus. And in His strength, we too will continue to wait until that glorious day, when every pain will be healed and “death will be no more.”

Dear friends, now let’s look at some Bible verses below that deal with this.

Hope in Eternal Life

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
“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. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him”

John 11:25
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live”

1 Corinthians 15:20
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept”

Revelation 21:4
“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”

2 Corinthians 4:17-18
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal”

2 Corinthians 5:1
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens”

Romans 8:18
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us”

Philippians 3:20-21
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself”

God’s Comfort in Sorrow

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 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”

Psalm 34:18
“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit”

Isaiah 57:18
“I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners”

Psalm 147:3
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds”

Matthew 5:4
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted”

Jeremiah 31:13
“Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow”

Psalm 119:76
“Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant”

Psalm 94:19
“In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul”

Strength in Weakness

Isaiah 41:10
“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”

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong”

Psalm 73:26
“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever”

Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”

Isaiah 40:29
“He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength”

Psalm 138:3
“In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul”

1 Peter 5:10
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you”

Habakkuk 3:19
“The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments”

The Promise of Resurrection

John 5:28-29
“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation”

Acts 24:15
“And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust”

Job 19:25-27
“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me”

Daniel 12:2
“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt”

Philippians 3:11
“If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead”

Romans 6:5
“For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection”

Isaiah 26:19
“Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead”

God’s Presence During Grief

Psalm 23:4
“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”

Deuteronomy 31:8
“And the Lord , he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed”

Isaiah 43:2
“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee”

Joshua 1:9
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest”

Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing”

Psalm 46:1
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”

Psalm 91:15
“He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him”

Psalm 145:18
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth”

Overcoming the Pain of Loss

Revelation 7:17
“For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes”

Romans 8:26
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”

Psalm 30:5
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”

Jeremiah 8:18
“When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me”

Lamentations 3:31-33
“For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men”

Romans 8:28
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”

Hebrews 4:15
“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin”

Isaiah 53:3
“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not”

Eternal Perspective in Grief

Colossians 3:2
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth”

1 Peter 1:3-4
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you”

Titus 1:2
“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began”

John 14:2-3
“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also”

Proverbs 12:28
“In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death”

John 16:22
“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”

Psalm 16:11
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore”