Funerals are times of sorrow and remembrance, but they can also be times of comfort and healing. For many, the words of the Bible offer solace and hope as they honor the life of a loved one. Here are 30 Bible verses selected for different relationships — father, mother, sibling, child, grandparent, and more — to help you find the perfect words for your tribute or message of comfort.
Bible Verses for a Father’s Funeral
Losing a father is deeply painful, but scripture can offer strength. These verses reflect the wisdom, protection, and love that fathers often embody.
1. Proverbs 20:7
“The righteous who walks in his integrity—blessed are his children after him.”
2. Psalm 103:13
“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.”
3. 2 Corinthians 5:1
“For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.”
4. Isaiah 40:29
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
Bible Verses for a Mother’s Funeral
Mothers symbolize unconditional love and nurturing. These verses highlight her care and the everlasting comfort of God’s presence.
5. Proverbs 31:28-29
“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.’”
6. Isaiah 66:13
“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
7. John 16:22
“So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”
8. Lamentations 3:31-32
“For no one is cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.”
Bible Verses for a Sibling’s Funeral
The bond between siblings is often one of friendship and shared memories. These verses offer hope for eternal reunions and God’s presence through grief.
9. John 11:25
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.’”
10. Romans 8:18
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”
11. Revelation 21:4
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
12. Romans 14:8
“If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”
Bible Verses for a Child’s Funeral
The loss of a child is one of the most devastating experiences. These verses provide comfort in knowing that children are cherished by God and that their souls rest with Him.
13. Matthew 19:14
“But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.’”
14. Isaiah 41:10
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
15. 2 Samuel 12:23
“But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
16. Psalm 139:13-14
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Bible Verses for a Grandparent’s Funeral
Grandparents often serve as pillars of wisdom, faith, and love. These verses reflect gratitude for their lives and the legacy they leave behind.
17. Proverbs 17:6
“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.”
18. Psalm 92:12-14
“The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green.”
19. 2 Timothy 4:7
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
20. Psalm 48:14
“For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.”
Bible Verses for a Friend’s Funeral
The loss of a close friend can leave a deep void. These verses speak to the power of friendship and God’s companionship through grief.
21. John 15:13
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
22. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”
23. Philippians 1:3
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.”
24. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow.”
Bible Verses for Comforting a Family at a Funeral
When the entire family is mourning, these verses offer collective comfort and the promise of God’s peace.
25. Psalm 34:18
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
26. Matthew 5:4
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
27. Psalm 23:1-4
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
28. Isaiah 57:1-2
“The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.”
29. Romans 8:38-39
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
30. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
