42 Bible Verses about grieving

For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted.

My eye also is dim because of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.

For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

My soul melts for heaviness. Strengthen thou me according to thy word.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye are sealed for a day of redemption.

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting. For that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart.

In which ye greatly rejoice, although made sorrowful in various trials. Since it is now necessary for a little while,

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep,

For though he causes grief, yet he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

Be ye sorrowful, and mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into a downcast look.

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

The blessing of LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

For thus says LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, nor go to lament, nor bemoan them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, says LORD, even loving kindness and tender mercies.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights. And none spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And there will not be any more death, nor grief, nor crying, nor will there be any more anguish, because the former things are gone.

For sorrow toward God works repentance for salvation without regret, but the sorrow of the world works death.

And now therefore indeed ye have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no man takes your joy away from you.

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in distress. My eye wastes away with grief, [yea], my soul and my body.

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.

That woman, having gone, informed those who became with him, as they mourned and wept.

Let him drink, and forget his need, and remember his misery no more.

that great distress is in me, and unceasing sorrow in my heart.

Thy sun shall no more go down, nor shall thy moon withdraw itself, for LORD will be thine everlasting light. And the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

as grieving, but always rejoicing; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.

For he does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the sons of men.

a time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance,

And LORD said to Samuel, How long will thou mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and go. I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for me a king among

Because even though I grieved you in the letter, I am not remorseful (even though I was remorseful), for I perceive that that letter grieved you, even though for an hour.

And they shall make themselves bald for thee, and gird with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.

But if any man has caused sadness, he has not caused me sadness, but in part (that I may not bear down) you all.

I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother.