Bible verses about "comfort" | DouayRheims

¹⁷ Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.

¹ Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence: ² But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night. ³ And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper. ⁴ Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth. ⁵ Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just. ⁶ For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.

²¹ Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.

⁶ And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.

⁴⁹ Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, in which thou hast given me hope. ⁵⁰ This hath comforted me in my humiliation: because thy word hath enlivened me. ⁵¹ The proud did iniquitously altogether: but I declined not from thy law.

⁵⁰ This hath comforted me in my humiliation: because thy word hath enlivened me.

¹ Be comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God. ² Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.

¹³ Give praise, O ye heavens, and rejoice, O earth, ye mountains, give praise with jubilation: because the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy on his poor ones.

¹² I myself will comfort you: who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of a mortal man, and of the son of man, who shall wither away like grass?

¹ And thou shalt say in that day: I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, for thou wast angry with me: thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me.

²² So also you now indeed have sorrow: but I will see you again and your heart shall rejoice. And your joy no man shall take from you.

³² He that spared not even his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how hath he not also, with him, given us all things? ³³ Who shall accuse against the elect of God? God is he that justifieth: ³⁴ Who is he that shall condemn? Christ Jesus that died: yea that is risen also again, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. ³⁵ Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? Or distress? Or famine? Or nakedness? Or danger? Or persecution? Or the sword? ³⁶ (As it is written: For thy sake, we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.) ³⁷ But in all these things we overcome, because of him that hath loved us. ³⁸ For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might, ³⁹ Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁷⁶ O! let thy mercy be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

²⁶ Likewise, the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity. For, we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit himself asketh for us with unspeakable groanings, ²⁷ And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what the Spirit desireth: because he asketh for the saints according to God. ²⁸ And we know that to them that love God all things work together unto good: to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.

¹ The praise of a canticle for David. He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob. ² He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust. ³ For he hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: and from the sharp word. ⁴ He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou shalt trust. ⁵ His truth shall compass thee with a shield: thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night. ⁶ Of the arrow that flieth in the day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: of invasion, or of the noonday devil. ⁷ A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee. ⁸ But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: and shalt see the reward of the wicked. ⁹ Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou hast made the most High thy refuge. ¹⁰ There shall no evil come to thee: nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling. ¹¹ For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways. ¹² In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. ¹³ Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon. ¹⁴ Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath known my name. ¹⁵ He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him. ¹⁶ I will fill him with length of days; and I will shew him my salvation.

¹ And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. ² And opening his mouth he taught them, saying: ³ Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. ⁵ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. ⁶ Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. ⁷ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. ⁸ Blessed are the clean of heart: they shall see God. ⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. ¹⁰ Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ¹¹ Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: ¹² Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you. ¹³ You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing anymore but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men. ¹⁴ You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. ¹⁵ Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. ¹⁶ So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. ¹⁷ Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. ¹⁸ For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled. ¹⁹ He therefore that shall break one of these least commandments, and shall so teach men shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰ For I tell you, that unless your justice abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. ²¹ You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not kill. And whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. ²² But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. ²³ If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother hath anything against thee; ²⁴ Leave there thy offering before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to thy brother, and then coming thou shalt offer thy gift. ²⁵ Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. ²⁶ Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou repay the last farthing. ²⁷ You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery. ²⁸ But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ And if thy right eye scandalize thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee. For it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than thy whole body be cast into hell. ³⁰ And if thy right hand scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than that thy whole body go into hell. ³¹ And it hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce. ³² But I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, excepting the cause of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery. ³³ Again you have heard that it was said to them of old, thou shalt not forswear thyself: but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord. ³⁴ But I say to you not to swear at all, neither by heaven for it is the throne of God: ³⁵ Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king: ³⁶ Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. ³⁷ But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil. ³⁸ You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. ³⁹ But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: ⁴⁰ And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him. ⁴¹ And whosoever will force thee one mile, go with him other two. ⁴² Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away. ⁴³ You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thy enemy. ⁴⁴ But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you: ⁴⁵ That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust. ⁴⁶ For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have? do not even the publicans this? ⁴⁷ And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this? ⁴⁸ Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.

⁴ For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me.

²⁸ Come to me all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you. ²⁹ Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: And you shall find rest to your souls. ³⁰ For my yoke is sweet and my burden light.

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort: ⁴ Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we also may be able to comfort them who are in all distress, by the exhortation wherewith we also are exhorted by God.