The best Bible verses for widowers include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for widowers, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need."1 Timothy 5:16
"If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need."1 Timothy 5:16
"He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing."Deuteronomy 10:18
"Be joyful at your Feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns."Deuteronomy 16:14
"Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge."Deuteronomy 24:17
"When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow."Deuteronomy 24:20
"When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow."Deuteronomy 24:21
"“Cursed is the man who withholds justice from the alien, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”"Deuteronomy 27:19
"learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow."Isaiah 1:17
"Your rulers are rebels, companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them."Isaiah 1:23
"to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."Isaiah 10:2
"“Now then, listen, you wanton creature, lounging in your security and saying to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or suffer the loss of children.’"Isaiah 47:8
"Both of these will overtake you in a moment, on a single day: loss of children and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and all your potent spells."Isaiah 47:9
"“Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood."Isaiah 54:4
"if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm,"Jeremiah 7:6
"I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At midday I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men; suddenly I will bring down on them anguish and terror."Jeremiah 15:8
Scripture returns to widowers 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 widowers are 1 Timothy 5:16, Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 16:14. 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 widowers 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 widowers, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.