Bible Verses About Dealing with Death
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for dealing with death, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,975 votes, led by Matthew 5:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Dealing with Death
Matthew 5:4171 votes
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:1-48158 votes
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Psalms 23:1-6155 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Revelation 21:4143 votes
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.
Romans 6:23126 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Psalms 23:496 votes
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.
Romans 8:38-3990 votes
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
John 3:1686 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Psalms 34:1884 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Isaiah 41:1084 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Romans 14:881 votes
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
Psalms 116:1578 votes
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
John 11:25-2676 votes
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Revelation 14:1372 votes
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
John 10:27-2971 votes
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Psalms 73:2667 votes
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
John 3:16-1867 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Psalms 55:2265 votes
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalms 91:1-265 votes
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Ecclesiastes 7:165 votes
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
2 Corinthians 5:6-865 votes
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
John 14:2760 votes
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Romans 8:2859 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-1859 votes
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
Hebrews 12:158 votes
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
What does the Bible say about dealing with death?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:4 on the subject of dealing with death. Across 4,975 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:1-48, Psalms 23:1-6, Revelation 21:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.