The best Bible verses for mourning include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for mourning, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father."Genesis 50:10
"When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father."Genesis 50:10
"Grain offerings and drink offerings are cut off from the house of the Lord. The priests are in mourning, those who minister before the Lord."Joel 1:9
"“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”"Joel 2:12
"Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her."Revelation 18:8
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”"Revelation 21:4
"I will turn your religious feasts into mourning and all your singing into weeping. I will make all of you wear sackcloth and shave your heads. I will make that time like mourning for an only son and the end of it like a bitter day."Amos 8:10
"When the Canaanites who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning.” That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim."Genesis 50:11
"They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out: “‘Woe! Woe, O great city, where all who had ships on the sea became rich through her wealth! In one hour she has been brought to ruin!"Revelation 18:19
"those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep;"1 Corinthians 7:30
"Yet I will besiege Ariel; she will mourn and lament, she will be to me like an altar hearth."Isaiah 29:2
"and for the land of my people, a land overgrown with thorns and briers— yes, mourn for all houses of merriment and for this city of revelry."Isaiah 32:13
"The land mourns and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves."Isaiah 33:9
Scripture returns to mourning often enough that no single verse covers it. The 15 passages below come from across the Old and New Testaments, and they do not all say the same thing — read together they give a fuller picture than any one of them does alone.
Each links to a study page with the full passage, its context, and the text in six translations, so a verse that catches your attention can be followed properly rather than left as a fragment.
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The most-cited Bible verses for mourning are Genesis 50:10, Job 30:31, Joel 1:9. 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 mourning 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 mourning, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.