Biblical Sympathy Quotes

These Biblical sympathy quotes can be useful when you cannot seem to find the right words to say to someone who is suffering from sadness. Using this can give the person insight, especially if he or she is religious, into the overall meaning of the experience and how it can be overcome. Below are some examples:

"The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower." Psalm 18:2 "Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble." 1 Peter 3:8 "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever." Psalm 73:26 "A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty." Job 6:14 "For You light my lamp; the Lord my God illumines my darkness." Psalm 18:28 "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 "So that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it." 1 Corinthians 12:25-26 "And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness" Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me." 2 Corinthians 12:9 "From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;?Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Psalm 61:2 "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?" 1 John 3:17 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me..." Psalm 23 "To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some." 1 Corinthians 9:22 "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:1-3 "The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18