If you are sad about something specific right now, these verses are meant to be read slowly rather than rushed past.
Every verse below is drawn from a verified King James Version text.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Ecclesiastes 3:4
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
Psalms 16:4
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalms 30:5
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Psalms 30:11
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Psalms 32:10
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
Psalms 107:39
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
Isaiah 30:19
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
Psalms 39:2
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
1 Peter 1:6
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.
1 Thessalonians 4:13
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Psalms 55:2
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Psalms 55:10
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
Mark 5:39
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Luke 7:13
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
Luke 7:32
And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Luke 7:38
And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luke 8:52
And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
Luke 18:23
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Luke 18:24
The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
John 11:31
All verses are quoted from the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation.
Psalm 30:5 is worth reading during a genuinely sad night, as an honest acknowledgment paired with hope for morning.
It is worth returning to Bible Verses For Sadness for exactly this reason.
If this speaks to your current situation, you may also want to read Bible Verses About Stress or Bible Verses About Gratitude, both of which touch on related ground.
Every verse on this page is drawn from the King James Version, a public-domain translation available in full at Blue Letter Bible for anyone who wants to study the wider context.
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Praying through Bible Verses For Sadness slowly, pausing after each verse, is a different practice than simply reading them, and many readers find it changes how the words are received.
Many readers find it helpful to read through Bible Verses For Sadness slowly, one verse at a time, rather than all at once, allowing each to settle before moving to the next.
Consider keeping a small journal specifically for Bible Verses For Sadness, noting which verse stood out on a given day and why, since the same verse often speaks differently depending on what you are facing.
Memorizing even one or two verses from Bible Verses For Sadness can make them available in a moment when you do not have a Bible or this page nearby, which is often exactly when they matter most.
Sharing a specific verse from Bible Verses For Sadness with someone going through a similar season is one of the simplest ways this collection has been used by other readers.
Returning to Bible Verses For Sadness on a regular basis, rather than only once, often reveals something new, since the same words can land differently depending on your circumstances.
For related reading, you may also find Bible Verses About Peace and Bible Verses For Gratitude and Thankfulness helpful.
Some readers also return to Bible Verses For Strength and Courage or Bible Verses For Prayer in Difficult Times alongside this page.
If you are exploring related themes, Bible Verses For Growing in Faith and Bible Verses For Loving Your Enemies are worth a look.
It can help to resist the urge to read through all twenty verses in Bible Verses For Sadness in one sitting. Scripture written centuries apart, in different circumstances, by different authors, tends to reward slower reading. Try picking just two or three verses at a time, reading each one twice, and sitting with it for a moment before moving on. You may notice a detail on the second reading that you missed on the first.
Every verse gathered in Bible Verses For Sadness was originally written as part of a larger passage, letter, or narrative. Reading a single verse on its own is genuinely useful, but if one particular verse stands out to you, it is worth taking a few extra minutes to read the surrounding chapter. Context rarely changes what a verse means, but it often deepens it.
Some readers use Bible Verses For Sadness purely as a reference, scanning for a specific verse. Others treat it as a starting point for prayer, reading one verse and then praying it back to God in their own words. Neither approach is more correct than the other; what matters is that the verse actually gets read, not just located.
Bookmark this page if Bible Verses For Sadness speaks to something you are currently facing. Verses that do not mean much to you today may become exactly what you need on a harder day next month. Scripture tends to work this way — the same words landing differently depending on where you are when you read them.
Consider reading through Bible Verses For Sadness with a friend, spouse, or small group rather than only alone. Discussing which verse stood out to each person, and why, often surfaces angles you would not have noticed reading by yourself. Scripture read in community has a long history for exactly this reason.
Every verse in Bible Verses For Sadness is drawn from the King James Version specifically, a translation completed in 1611 that remains one of the most widely quoted English versions of Scripture. Its language is more formal than modern translations, which some readers find adds a certain weight to familiar passages.
The twenty verses in Bible Verses For Sadness were selected specifically because they speak directly to this subject, rather than only mentioning it in passing. Some are well known; others are easy to overlook on a first read through Scripture. Both kinds are included here because familiarity is not the same as relevance — a lesser-known verse can sometimes say exactly what a well-known one does not.
There is no required order for working through Bible Verses For Sadness. Some readers start at the top and read straight through; others scroll until one verse catches their attention and start there instead. Both approaches work equally well, since each verse stands on its own even outside the sequence it is presented in.
Not every verse in Bible Verses For Sadness will land the same way on a first read. Scripture written thousands of years ago, in a very different culture, occasionally uses language or imagery that takes a moment to connect with a modern situation. If a particular verse feels unclear, reading it again after a day or two, or alongside a study Bible’s footnotes, often helps.
If you read Bible Verses For Sadness in a physical Bible rather than only on this page, consider marking the verses that stand out with a pencil, highlighter, or a note in a Bible app. Building a personal record of which verses have mattered to you, and when, turns a one-time reading into something you can return to years later.
If you found Bible Verses For Sadness through a search for something specific, it is worth bookmarking this page rather than relying on finding it again the same way. Search results change, but a saved page stays put, and Scripture on this particular subject tends to be needed more than once, not only in the moment you first went looking for it.
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Scripture collections like Bible Verses For Sadness work best as a returning place, not a one-time stop. The verses here will still be accurate and still be relevant the next time you need them, whether that is tomorrow or a year from now, which is precisely the point of gathering them together in one place rather than leaving you to search for each one individually.
Search engines and browser history are not always reliable ways to find a page again later. If Bible Verses For Sadness has been useful today, it may be worth saving the link directly, since the same collection tends to be useful again in a future season you cannot predict right now.
A handful of verses in Bible Verses For Sadness tend to stand out more than the rest on repeated reading, though which ones stand out often differs from person to person. There is no wrong choice here — the verse that matters most is usually the one that speaks directly to whatever you are carrying at the time you read it.
Twenty verses is enough to give a genuine sense of how often Scripture returns to this subject, without becoming so long that no single verse gets the attention it deserves. Shorter lists risk missing important passages; much longer ones risk turning into a list nobody actually reads all the way through.
If this is the first time you have looked specifically for Bible Verses For Sadness, welcome. You do not need any particular background or prior Bible knowledge to read what is here — each verse is presented with its reference so you can look up more context whenever you want it.
Readers exploring this topic may also value Bible Verses For Grief or Bible Verses About Grief.
If you want to compare these verses across other translations, Bible Gateway offers a free side-by-side reading tool.
For verse-by-verse commentary and cross-references, Bible Hub is a genuinely useful free resource.
Return to this verse as often as sadness returns, and allow yourself to feel it honestly rather than rushing past it.