Genesis 23:2
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of
Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Genesis 37:34-35
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and
mourned for his son many days. And all his sons and all his
daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted;
and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning.
Thus his father wept for him.
Genesis 50:1
And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and
kissed him.
Genesis 50:4
And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the
house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes,
speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
Exodus 12:29-30
And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that
sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in
the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. And Pharaoh rose up in
the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and
there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where
there was not one dead.
Leviticus 10:6
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his
sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye
die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren,
the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath
kindled.
Ruth 1:3
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two
sons.
Ruth 1:5
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was
left of her two sons and her husband.
Ruth 1:20-21
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the
Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi,
seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath
afflicted me?
2 Samuel 12:15-23
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child
that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. David
therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in,
and lay all night upon the earth. And the elders of his house arose,
and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not,
neither did he eat bread with them. And it came to pass on the
seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared
to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while
the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken
unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that
the child is dead? But when David saw that his servants whispered,
David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto
his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. Then
David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and
changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and
worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required,
they set bread before him, and he did eat. Then said his servants
unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast
and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was
dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said, While the child
was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether
God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is
dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall
go to him, but he shall not return to me.
2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the
gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my
son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my
son, my son!
2 Samuel 19:4
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice,
O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Job 1:19-21
And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote
the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and
they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Then Job
arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon
the ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my
mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and
the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Proverbs 15:13
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the
heart the spirit is broken.
Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the
house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living
will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by
the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart
of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools
is in the house of mirth.
Ezekiel 24:16-18
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes
with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall
thy tears run down. Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead,
bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy
feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. So I
spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and
I did in the morning as I was commanded.
Hosea 9:12
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that
there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I
depart from them!
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in
all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are
in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted
of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them
which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no
hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them
also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say
unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and
remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are
asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the
dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet
the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
