Bible Verses About Loneliness (30 Verses)
This collection has 30 Bible verses about loneliness: 20 from the Old Testament and 10 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (10 verses), across 15 books of Scripture.
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30 Bible Verses About Loneliness
"Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”"
"And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed."
"God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land."
"God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land."
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
"Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted."
"Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted."
"teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen."
"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
"A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation."
"A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation."
"Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”"
"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
"Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit."
"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
"Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness."
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
"Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?"
"Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?"
"casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you."
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
"He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds."
"He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."
"When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up."
"When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up."
"Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”"
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
"Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”"
"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him."
"I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you."
"I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."
"In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus."
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
"No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you."
"There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
"For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself."
"For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people."
"Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”"
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
"Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you."
"Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee."
"A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."
"Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah."
"Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah."
"No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you."
"When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from God’s love, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
"By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit."
"Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit."
"What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?"
"What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?"
"Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, The Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might. Even the youths faint and get weary, and the young men utterly fall; But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint."
"Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 30 Bible verses about loneliness: 20 from the Old Testament and 10 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (10 verses), across 15 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about loneliness? Read 30 carefully selected Bible verses about loneliness, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Deuteronomy 31:8: "Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”" Psalm 68:6: "God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land." Psalm 23:4: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Full collection: 30 verses on this page (67% Old Testament, 33% New Testament).
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