Loneliness

Feeling alone and not wanting to be.

Top Bible Verses about Loneliness

Genesis 2:18

Genesis 2:18

Then Yahweh God said, “it is not good that the man is alone. I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.” Read Genesis 2:18
Psalm 68:5

Psalm 68:5–6

A father to orphans and a judge for widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the lonely in a home; he brings prisoners out into prosperity. But the rebellious abide in a barren land. Read Psalm 68:5–6

Jeremiah 15:16–17

Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became to me as jubilation, even as the joy of my heart, for your name is called on me, O Yahweh God of hosts. I sat not in the assembly of jokers, nor did I exult. Because of the presence of your hand I sat alone, for you filled me with indignation. Read Jeremiah 15:16–17

Matthew 27:46

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”) Read Matthew 27:46

2 Timothy 4:16

At my first defense, no one came to my aid, but they all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. Read 2 Timothy 4:16

Famous Christian Quotes About Loneliness

Do Not Be Afraid of Self-Denial

Do you dread poverty? Christ calls the poor blessed. Does toil frighten you? No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow. Are you anxious as regards food? Faith fears no famine. Do you dread the bare ground for limbs wasted with fasting? The Lord lies there beside you. Do you recoil from an unwashed head and uncombed hair? Christ is your true head. Does the boundless solitude of the desert terrify you? In the Spirit you may walk always in paradise. Simply turn your thoughts there and you will no more be in the desert. Is your skin rough and scaly because you no longer bathe? He who is once washed in Christ does not need to wash again. To all your objections the apostle gives this one brief answer: “The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory” which shall come after them, “which shall be revealed in us.” You are too greedy of enjoyment, my brother, if you wish to rejoice with the world here, and to reign with Christ hereafter.

Jerome

Being Alone Opens One to Temptation

Woe to him that is alone. David was alone when Satan drew him to defile his neighbor’s wife. While the sheep flock together they are safe, as being under the shepherd’s eye. But if one straggle from the rest, it is quickly a prey to the ravenous wolf. It is no hard matter to rob that house that stands far from neighbors. The cruel pirate Satan watches for those vessels that sail without a convoy.

George Swinnock

We Naturally Seek Communion with Others

We are not by ourselves sufficient to furnish ourselves with competent store of things needful for such a life as our nature does desire, a life fit for the dignity of man; therefore to supply those defects and imperfections which are in us living single and solely by ourselves, we are naturally induced to seek communion and fellowship with others.

Richard Hooker
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