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What Does the Bible Say About Tears?

Here are 12 Bible verses about tears, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Psalms 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?

  2. #2Revelation 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.”

  3. #3Psalms 126:5

    They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

    BSBThose who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

  4. #4Revelation 7:17

    For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

    BSBFor the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

  5. #5Psalms 42:3

    My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

    BSBMy tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”

  6. #6John 11:35

    Jesus wept.

  7. #7Psalms 80:5

    Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

    BSBYou fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

  8. #8Isaiah 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.

  9. #9Job 16:20

    My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

    BSBMy friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.

  10. #10Isaiah 25:8

    He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

    BSBHe will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

  11. #11Psalms 39:12

    Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

    BSBHear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

  12. #12Psalms 6:6

    I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

    BSBI am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

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