34 Bible Verses About Loneliness
Bible Verses About Loneliness tells us to not worry in the time of distress and loneliness. God promised his servants to always be with them at all times. These verses give us courage and teach us to believe in God. Loneliness is not everlasting, God will bless after it. Many personalities in the bible face loneliness but their faith remains firm and they trust God. Including them are Moses, Abraham, Hagar, Jacob, Paul, Jesus, Job and Elijah.
Presence of God in Loneliness
Verse#1
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
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Old-Testament
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Psalm 23:4
Explanation
In this verse, Moses says that when he was alone in the deep valley, he was not afraid because he believed that God was with him and that he had God and His staff to help him. From this verse we know that God comforts and encourages his righteous servants even in loneliness.
Verse#2
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
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Old-Testament
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Isaiah 41:10
Explanation
In this verse, God promises that He will never leave His servants alone. Moreover, God says that people should not lose heart because God is with them and will always give them courage and strength.
Verse#3
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
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Old-Testament
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Psalm 34:18
Explanation
In this verse, David says that those whose hearts are broken and lonely, God always supports them and never leaves them alone. God helps them and saves them.
Verse#4
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
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Old-Testament
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Deuteronomy 31:6
Explanation
In this verse, Moses gives instructions and says that God is always with us, He never leaves us. Therefore, we should have faith in Him. We should never have a doubt in our hearts that He will leave us. He will always support us and help us in difficult times. We should not fear anyone because God will be with us.
Verse#5
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
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Old-Testament
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Joshua 1:9
Explanation
In this verse, God tells Joshua to always be strong and courageous and not to fear because God is with him. He will never leave him alone and fulfill what God has commanded.
Verse#6
and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
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New-Testament
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Matthew 28:20
Explanation
In this verse, Jesus says that He will always be with us and will never leave us alone.
Verse#7
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
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New-Testament
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Hebrews 13:5
Explanation
In this verse, God says that He will never leave or forsake His servants. Therefore, one should have faith in God that He will never leave them and will help them in every situation.
Verse#8
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
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New-Testament
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John 14:18
Explanation
In this verse, Jesus assures his disciples that he will not leave them as orphans, but will always support them. They will never feel alone and will find Jesus with them in every difficult time.
Verse#9
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
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New-Testament
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2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Explanation
In this verse, Paul says that God always comforts us in trouble and does not leave us alone. There is peace with God.
Verse#10
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
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New-Testament
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Revelation 3:20
Explanation
In this verse Jesus says that he stands at the door and knocks. If someone opens the door on his call, he sits and eats with him. This means that Jesus never leaves us alone but supports us in various matters of our life and when someone comes to his call, Jesus never leaves his side.
Comfort in Loneliness
Verse#11
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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Old-Testament
Reference
Psalm 147:3
Explanation
In this verse, David said those whose hearts are broken, God never leaves them alone. God helps them bind their wounds’.
Verse#12
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.
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Old-Testament
Reference
Isaiah 61:1
Explanation
In this verse, God conveys a message to the people through Isaiah and comforts them that they are not alone, but God is with them. In this verse, God says that God will heal the brokenhearted, release those who are imprisoned. and he will give joy to those who are in sorrow.
Verse#13
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
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Old-Testament
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Psalm 51:17
Explanation
In this verse, David says that God will not let the cry of a broken heart go to waste. He will forgive the sins of sinners and never leave them alone.
Verse#14
Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
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Old-Testament
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Isaiah 49:13
Explanation
In this verse, God tells people through Isaiah not to be sad and to overcome their loneliness. People should celebrate the blessings of God, which God has bestowed on people. In this verse, God says that the heavens and the earth should rejoice, and the mountains should also sing songs of joy, because God removes suffering.
Verse#15
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
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Old-Testament
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Lamentations 3:22-23
Explanation
This verse describes God’s faithfulness and says that we should trust in God and not feel alone. Because God is always kind to people and His mercies never end. He sends sustenance and mercy every new morning.
Verse#16
Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
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New-Testament
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2 Corinthians 1:4
Explanation
In this verse, Paul says that God comforts us when we are suffering and lonely. This comfort is so that we can comfort more people who are surrounded by difficulty, trouble and are alone.
Verse#17
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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New-Testament
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Matthew 5:4
Explanation
In this verse, Jesus congratulates those who are lonely and sad. He says that those who are sad but believe in God, God comforts them and removes their troubles.
Verse#18
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
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New-Testament
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Romans 8:28
Explanation
It is stated in this verse that God never leaves his righteous servants alone but benefits them even in the difficulties and troubles that come upon them. God can turn difficulties for good.
Verse#19
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
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New-Testament
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1 Peter 5:7
Explanation
In this verse, Peter says that we should not feel alone but should hand over our problems to God. God will handle everything because He loves His servants.
Verse#20
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
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New-Testament
Reference
John 14:16-18
Explanation
In this verse, Jesus tells his disciples not to worry and not to feel alone. Jesus is going to God and will ask God to help these people through the Holy Spirit so that they will not be alone and that my side will remain with them.
Loneliness And 14 Biblical Personalities
Adam And Eve
Adam was alone so God decided to create Eve. That’s why God created Eve to remove Adam’s loneliness.
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”(Genesis 2:18)
Hagar
She was alone in Desert. Due to her loneliness she prayed to God and God promised her to bless her.
“Your slave is in your hands,” Abram said. “Do with her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai mistreated Hagar; so she fled from her. The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur. And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered. Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.” The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.” The angel of the Lord also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.” She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” (Genesis 16:6-13)
Jacob
Jacob fought with the angel alone and got the blessing.
“So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.” (Genesis 32:24-30)
Joseph
Joseph’s brothers were very jealous of his brother therefore they sold him. In Egypt he was put in prison. He was alone in prison but after that God showed mercy on him and he became prime minister of egypt.
“So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.” (Genesis 37:28)
“Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.” (Genesis 39:20-21)
Moses
Moses was wandering alone after that God talked with him and gave him a task.
“Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.” (Exodus 3:1)
David
David was caught by loneliness. He was very uncomfortable. He prayed to God then God gave him peace and comfort.
“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.” (Psalm 25:16-17)
Elijah
Elijah was very alone, he stayed in a desert. God gave him food and talked to him. After this God gave him courage.
“There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (1 Kings 19:9-13)
Job
God gave Job hardships but he remained steadfast despite loneliness. He prayed to God and after he passed the test God again blessed him.
“I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning. “What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention, that you examine them every morning and test them every moment? Will you never look away from me, or let me alone even for an instant? If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you who see everything we do? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you?” (Job 7:16-20)
Jeremiah
Jeremiah always trusted God while he was alone and facing isolation from people.
“I never sat in the company of revelers, never made merry with them; I sat alone because your hand was on me and you had filled me with indignation. Why is my pain unending and my wound grievous and incurable? You are to me like a deceptive brook, like a spring that fails.” (Jeremiah 15:17-18)
Jonah
He made a mistake, therefore a fish ate him. He was in her belly. He was very lonely there. He prayed to God in times of distress.
“From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.” (Jonah 2:1-2)
Noami And Ruth
After the death of Noami’s sons and husband she was very lonely. Her daughter in law was also very lonely due to the death of her husband. Ruth decided to live with her mother in law to avoid loneliness.
“Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.” (Ruth 1:20-21)
But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” (Ruth 1:16-17)
Hannah
Hannah was too lonely because she didn’t have any children. Therefore she prayed from God to bless her child. God listened to her and gave her good news of son.
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.” (1 Samuel 1:10-11)
Paul
Paul was alone during the time of hardships. He said that I was alone, nobody was with him except God.
“At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.” (2 Timothy 4:16-17)
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Conclusion
By reading these Bible verses we know that we are not alone but God is with us. God never leaves His righteous servants alone. Whenever difficulties befall a person, God supports him fully and gives courage and bravery to fight the difficulties. These Bible verses tell us that when God is with us, we can benefit from all difficulties. In short, we are not alone, but God is with us. He hears our prayers, sees us and helps us in difficult times.
