Quotes related to Matthew 5:4
Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
— Ecclesiastes 7:3
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
— Isaiah 40:1
These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?
— Isaiah 51:19
My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.
— Jeremiah 8:18
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.
— Jeremiah 16:5
For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.
— Lamentations 1:16
But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.
— Ezekiel 21:6
“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.
— Ezekiel 24:16
Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
— Ezekiel 24:17
“I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
— Zephaniah 3:18
When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
— Matthew 5:1
and He began to teach them, saying:
— Matthew 5:2