Bible Verses About Widows - Encouragement and Compassion
Losing a spouse can be one of the most difficult experiences of life. Whether sudden or expected, the pain of loss can be overwhelming for those left behind. The Bible provides comfort and guidance through its many verses about widows. These passages remind us of God's love and provision for the most vulnerable among us. They offer hope for a future beyond grief and loss, and assurance that we are never alone in our pain. Whether you are a widow seeking solace or someone seeking to support a widow in their time of need, these Bible verses about widows can offer encouragement and compassion.
Widows in the Bible
7 Bible Scriptures about Widows
Numbers, Chapter: 30, verse: 9
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
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Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
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And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
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And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
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Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
Read the chapter1 Timothy, Chapter: 5, verse: 16
If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
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