33 Bible Verses about lonliness

God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the stubborn and rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Turn to me [Lord] and be gracious to me,
For I am alone and afflicted.

Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.”

He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.

For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow.

They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region;
And did not find a way to an inhabited city.

I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning],
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

My eyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will bring my feet out of the net.

“Do not fear, for you will not be put to shame,
And do not feel humiliated or ashamed, for you will not be disgraced.
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.

I did not sit with the group of those who celebrate,
Nor did I rejoice;
I sat alone because Your [powerful] hand was upon me,
For You had filled me with indignation [at their sin].

Rescue my life from the sword,
My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).

But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray [in seclusion].

How solitary and lonely sits the city [Jerusalem]
That was [once] full of people!
How like a widow she has become.
She who was great among the nations!
The princess among the provinces,
Has become a forced laborer!

Now the day was ending, and the twelve [disciples] came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging, and get provisions; because here we are in an isolated place.”

A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

“Run! Save your lives,
That you may be like a juniper in the wilderness.

Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness,
Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,

I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me [with help and ministering care]; I was in prison, and you came to Me [ignoring personal danger].’

The troubles of my heart are multiplied;
Bring me out of my distresses.

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news [of his healing], to such an extent that Jesus could no longer openly enter a city [where He was known], but stayed out in the unpopulated places; yet people were still coming to Him from everywhere.

Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone remain a prophet of the Lord, while Baal’s prophets are 450 men.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have freed me when I was hemmed in and relieved me when I was in distress;
Be gracious to me and hear [and respond to] my prayer.

Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left [the house], and went out to a secluded place, and was praying there.

When the day was nearly gone, His disciples came to Him and said, “This is an isolated place, and it is already late;

with all humility [forsaking self-righteousness], and gentleness [maintaining self-control], with patience, bearing with one another in [unselfish] love.

“I am a brother to [howling] jackals,
And a companion to ostriches [which scream dismally].

He makes the barren woman live in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper [that was] suitable (a companion) for him.

“Let all their wickedness come before You;
And deal with them as You have dealt with me
Because of all my transgressions;
For my groans are many and my heart is faint.”

Remember [O Lord] my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and the gall (bitterness).

Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness];
My heart grows numb within me.

And they went away by themselves in the boat to a secluded place.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls.