Bible Verses About Comfort

10 verses · KJV

Scripture calls God "the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort" — One who does not stay distant from our pain but draws near to it. These verses are for the days you need to be held more than fixed, and for comforting someone else with the comfort you have received.

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.

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Psalms 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.

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Matthew 5:4

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

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Psalms 119:50

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

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Isaiah 66:13

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

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John 14:16

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

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Psalms 34:18

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

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Psalms 147:3

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

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Isaiah 51:12

I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

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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.

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What does the Bible say about comfort?

Scripture calls God "the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort" — One who does not stay distant from our pain but draws near to it. These verses are for the days you need to be held more than fixed, and for comforting someone else with the comfort you have received.

What is a good Bible verse for comfort?

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 is one of the most turned-to passages on comfort. It appears below alongside the other verses on this page, each shown in full so you can sit with the whole thought rather than a fragment.

How can journaling help with comfort?

Writing down what you are actually carrying — and then reading Scripture in response — turns a verse from words on a page into something spoken into your situation. Nemora was built for exactly this: you write, and Scripture responds.