Bible Verses About Loss of a Child

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.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Jesus wept.

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.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.