Topical Scripture
Bible Verses About Comfort
Reflection
Comfort in Scripture is not a soft escape from reality. It is the nearness of God in the middle of it—His Word, His Spirit, and His people surrounding the wounded.
The God of all comfort meets us in valleys and sickrooms, in grief that has no tidy timeline, in disappointments that rearrange a life. The Psalms put lament and trust on the same page. Isaiah speaks tenderly to those who mourn. Jesus calls the weary to Himself. Paul writes that the comfort we receive becomes the comfort we share—so ministry often grows from places that once broke us.
These verses are a quiet room for the soul. Read them slowly when words fail. Let them assure you that tears are not a lack of faith, and that the Shepherd still walks with His sheep. Comfort does not always change the circumstance first; it changes the loneliness of the circumstance. You are not abandoned. The God who keeps count of your tossings also holds your future.
Scripture
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2 Corinthians 1:3 BSBBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
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2 Corinthians 1:4 BSBwho comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
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Psalms 23:4 BSBEven though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
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Psalms 34:18 BSBThe LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
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Matthew 5:4 BSBBlessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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Isaiah 40:1 BSB“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
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Isaiah 49:13 BSBShout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
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Psalms 119:50 BSBThis is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
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John 14:16 BSBAnd I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
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John 14:18 BSBI will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
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Psalms 94:19 BSBWhen anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
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Revelation 21:4 BSB‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
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Isaiah 66:13 BSBAs a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
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Romans 15:4 BSBFor everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
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Psalms 119:76 BSBMay Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
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Psalms 147:3 BSBHe heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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Isaiah 41:10 BSBDo not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
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Isaiah 51:12 BSB“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
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Matthew 11:28 BSBCome to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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Matthew 11:29 BSBTake My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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John 14:1 BSB“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
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John 14:27 BSBPeace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
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John 16:33 BSBI have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
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Romans 8:26 BSBIn the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
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Romans 8:28 BSBAnd we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
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Romans 15:5 BSBNow may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
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2 Corinthians 7:6 BSBBut God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
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1 Thessalonians 4:18 BSBTherefore encourage one another with these words.
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2 Thessalonians 2:16 BSBNow may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
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2 Thessalonians 2:17 BSBencourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
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Psalms 9:9 BSBThe LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
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Psalms 46:1 BSBFor the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
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Psalms 55:22 BSBCast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
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Psalms 73:26 BSBMy flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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Isaiah 57:15 BSBFor thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
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Jeremiah 31:13 BSBThen the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.
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John 11:35 BSBJesus wept.
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Hebrews 4:15 BSBFor we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
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Hebrews 13:5 BSBKeep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
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Hebrews 13:6 BSBSo we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”