Bible Verses About Sadness
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for sadness, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 11,682 votes, led by Psalms 34:18. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Sadness
Psalms 34:181,350 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
John 14:1696 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Psalms 55:22618 votes
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
1 Peter 5:7554 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Jeremiah 29:11475 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Psalms 18:2438 votes
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
James 5:13354 votes
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
John 15:7292 votes
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
1 Peter 5:10255 votes
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
John 14:18247 votes
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Matthew 5:4224 votes
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Psalms 48:14212 votes
For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
Revelation 21:4204 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 1:3-4195 votes
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
1 John 1:9195 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Psalms 30:5192 votes
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Isaiah 41:10179 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.
John 10:29174 votes
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
Psalms 147:3157 votes
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Deuteronomy 31:6154 votes
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
John 17:15148 votes
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Psalms 42:11147 votes
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Deuteronomy 31:8136 votes
And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
John 16:20135 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.
2 Corinthians 7:10134 votes
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
What does the Bible say about sadness?
Readers most often cite Psalms 34:18 on the subject of sadness. Across 11,682 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 14:1, Psalms 55:22, 1 Peter 5:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.