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Bible verses about being alone and loneliness

A reading collection for times of being alone or feeling lonely. Browse the selected passages below, check their references and World English Bible text, and open the surrounding verses when you want to read further. These groupings are editorial navigation choices; you decide whether a selection fits your moment.

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01 / A FEW WORDSWEB · World English Bible
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

Psalm 34:18 · WEB · World English Bible

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Psalm 34:17–19

The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

Translation: WEB (World English Bible) · Dataset edition/version: engwebp-2026-09-05

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02 / A FEW WORDSWEB · World English Bible
A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17 · WEB · World English Bible

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Proverbs 17:16–19

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding? A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity. A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor. He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

Translation: WEB (World English Bible) · Dataset edition/version: engwebp-source-2026-08-26

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The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.” No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

1 Corinthians 12:21–22 · WEB · World English Bible

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1 Corinthians 12:18–26

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired. If they were all one member, where would the body be? But now they are many members, but one body. The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.” No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty, while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part, that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

Translation: WEB (World English Bible) · Dataset edition/version: engwebp-source-2026-08-26

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Does the Psalm 139:9 link include verse 10?

Yes. The passage reference is Psalm 139:9–10 even though its address ends in psalm-139-9. Use the displayed reference, rather than the URL alone, to identify the included verses. The passage page also links to the publisher chapter.

Psalm 139:9–10

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