48 Bible Verses about Losing Someone

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have worked for, but that we receive a full reward.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Neither shall men break bread for those in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.

He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.

Take heed that you give not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.

Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? says the Lord GOD: and not that he should turn from his ways, and live?

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but rubbish, that I may win Christ,

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

Weep not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep bitterly for him that goes away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or suffer loss?

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

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.

If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

And if a man borrow anything of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or dies, the owner of it being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then harm himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Be you strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Or has found that which was lost, and lies concerning it, and swears falsely; in any of all these that a man does, sinning therein:

And this is the Father's will who has sent me, that of all that he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?

Let him know, that he who converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Of them which you gave me have I lost none.

He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

Lest you give your honor unto others, and your years unto the merciless:

But these two things shall come to you in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon you in their fullness for the multitude of your sorceries, and for the great abundance of your enchantments.

For they sleep not, unless they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause someone to fall.

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons;

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands asunder.

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble, by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted of God.

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name: those that you gave me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

How think you? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine, and go into the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray?

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

For indeed he was sick near unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own life?

I will seek those who were lost, and bring again those who were driven away, and will bind up those who were broken, and will strengthen those who were sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

And if your right hand causes you to offend, cut it off, and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.