What Does the Bible Say About Weeping?
Here are 4 Bible verses about weeping, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Psalms 30:5
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
BSBFor His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- #2John 11:35
Jesus wept.
- #3Revelation 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.”
- #4John 11:33
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
BSBWhen Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).