What Does the Bible Say About Crying?
Here are 14 Bible verses about crying, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Revelation 21:4
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.
BSB‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- #2Psalms 34:17
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
BSBThe righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
- #3Psalms 34:15
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
BSBThe eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- #4Isaiah 41:10
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.
BSBDo not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
- #5John 11:35
Jesus wept.
- #6Psalms 126:5-6
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
BSBThose who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.
- #7Hebrews 5:7
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
BSBDuring the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
- #8John 14:1-31
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. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. …
BSB“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well. In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. …
- #91 Corinthians 12:26
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
BSBIf one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
- #10Luke 7:13
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
BSBWhen the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
- #11Psalms 145:19
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
BSBHe fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- #12Isaiah 38:5
Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
BSB“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
- #13Psalms 56:8
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
BSBYou have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?
- #14John 20:11
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
BSBBut Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).