Bible Verses About Loss of a Child
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for loss of a child, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 17,687 votes, led by Isaiah 41:10. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Loss of a Child
Isaiah 41:10889 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.
Matthew 5:4845 votes
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Psalms 34:18825 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Matthew 19:14821 votes
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Proverbs 3:5678 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Romans 8:18558 votes
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
John 14:1-4449 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Revelation 21:4448 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.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4436 votes
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Romans 5:1-21346 votes
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
John 16:20-23328 votes
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Matthew 18:14300 votes
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Psalms 23:1-6289 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
John 14:27270 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 8:28265 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.
Luke 18:15-17206 votes
And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
John 16:33202 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 11:35200 votes
Jesus wept.
Psalms 23:4195 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.
Philippians 4:6-7179 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Psalms 116:15165 votes
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Romans 14:8163 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 73:26153 votes
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Isaiah 40:11153 votes
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18152 votes
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
What does the Bible say about loss of a child?
Readers most often cite Isaiah 41:10 on the subject of loss of a child. Across 17,687 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:4, Psalms 34:18, Matthew 19:14. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.