Bible Verses About Loneliness

King James Version · 14 passages

Loneliness can settle in even in a crowded room, and it tells lies about being forgotten. Scripture answers it plainly: God sets the solitary in families, takes up those whom others leave behind, and promises never to forsake His own. If you feel unseen today, these passages were written with you in mind, and they have outlasted every empty house.

Psalms 25:16

16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

See also: Psalms 86:16 · Daniel 9:17 · Micah 7:19 · Psalms 69:14

Psalms 68:5–6

5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. in families: Heb. in a house

See also: Psalms 113:9 · Jeremiah 49:11 · Psalms 69:33 · Psalms 10:14

Deuteronomy 31:6

6 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.

Isaiah 41:10

10 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.

See also: Joshua 1:9 · Isaiah 43:1 · Romans 8:31 · Deuteronomy 31:6

Matthew 28:20

20 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.

See also: Isaiah 41:10 · Joshua 1:5 · Acts 18:9 · John 14:18

Psalms 139:7–10

7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

See also: Psalms 23:3 · Jeremiah 23:23 · Isaiah 41:13 · Psalms 73:23

Hebrews 13:5

5 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.

Psalms 27:10

10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. take...: Heb. gather me

See also: Isaiah 49:15 · Isaiah 40:11 · John 16:32 · Matthew 10:36

John 14:18

18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. comfortless: or, orphans

See also: John 14:3 · Psalms 23:4 · Matthew 18:20 · John 14:27

Psalms 23:4

4 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.

See also: Isaiah 41:10 · Psalms 118:6 · Psalms 138:7 · Isaiah 43:1

Psalms 142:4–5

4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. I looked...: or, Look on the right hand, and see failed...: Heb. perished from me cared...: Heb. sought after 5 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

Genesis 28:15

15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

See also: Joshua 1:5 · Isaiah 41:10 · Jeremiah 1:19 · Deuteronomy 31:6

Isaiah 43:1–2

1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 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.

See also: Isaiah 41:10 · Joshua 1:9 · Psalms 66:12 · Psalms 23:4

Romans 8:38–39

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 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.

See also: John 10:28 · Romans 8:35 · Romans 14:8