The best Bible verses for comfort (NIV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for comfort (NIV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."Matthew 5:4
"But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort."1 Corinthians 14:3
"encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory."1 Thessalonians 2:12
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,"2 Corinthians 1:3
"who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."2 Corinthians 1:4
"For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows."2 Corinthians 1:5
"If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer."2 Corinthians 1:6
"And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort."2 Corinthians 1:7
"Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow."2 Corinthians 2:7
"and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever."2 Corinthians 7:7
"Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me."Colossians 4:11
"In that day you will say: “I will praise you, O Lord. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me."Isaiah 12:1
"Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones."Isaiah 49:13
"“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mortal men, the sons of men, who are but grass,"Isaiah 51:12
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for comfort (NIV) are Matthew 5:4, 1 Corinthians 14:3, 1 Thessalonians 2:12. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to comfort (NIV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for comfort (NIV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.