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22 Bible Verses About Being Lonely

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Summary

  • Genesis 2:18 records God saying “It is not good for the man to be alone” before the woman is made.
  • Psalm 25:16, Psalm 142:4 and Psalm 88:18 name loneliness in prayer to God, and Psalm 88 ends without a recorded answer.
  • Elijah told God “I am the only one left,” and God answered that seven thousand in Israel had not bowed to Baal (1 Kings 19:18).
  • Jesus predicted that his disciples would leave him alone (John 16:32), and at his arrest they all deserted him (Mark 14:50).
  • Psalm 68:6 says God sets the lonely in families, and James 1:27 gives believers the care of orphans and widows.

The Bible says it is not good for a person to be alone, and it answers loneliness both with God’s presence and with other people. Genesis 2:18 makes the first point, Psalm 25:16 asks for help because “I am lonely and afflicted”, and Elijah complains that “I am the only one left” (1 Kings 19:10). The Gospels record Jesus deserted by his friends at his arrest (Mark 14:50) and crying out the opening words of Psalm 22 from the cross…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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