Widows hold a special place in God’s heart, as exemplified by His commands to protect and provide for them. Throughout the Bible, we find verses that affirm God’s compassion for widows and His call for His people to care for them. Join us as we look into verses that honor widows, reminding us of their value and dignity in God’s sight and prompting us to extend love, support, and justice to those who have lost their spouses.
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Bible Verses About Widows
1 Timothy 5:3 – Honor the widows who are truly in need
“Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.”
James 1:27 – True faith takes care of those who are vulnerable
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress.”
Luke 4:25-26 – God’s care extends to the least expected
“I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.”
Psalms 146:9 – God protects the strangers and the widows
“The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.”
Exodus 22:22 – A command to protect the widows
“Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.”
1 Kings 17:9 – The widow at Zarephath received divine assistance
“Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have instructed a widow there to supply you with food.”
Ruth 1:16 – Loyalty shines in the bond of family
“But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.'”
Isaiah 1:17 – We are called to bring justice to the oppressed
“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”
Proverbs 15:25 – God’s protection of the home of the humble
“The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.”
Mark 12:42-44 – The widow’s offering signifies true sacrifice
“But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.”
Luke 7:12-15 – Jesus showed compassion to the widow of Nain
“As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.”
Jeremiah 22:3 – Defending the cause of the widow is pleasing to God
“This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed.”
Matthew 23:14 – Woe to those who oppress the vulnerable
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces.”
Luke 18:3-5 – The persistent widow teaches us to be persistent in prayer
“And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’”
Isaiah 54:4 – God will restore hope to the widow
“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.”
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – God comforts us so we can comfort others
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.”
Acts 9:36-39 – Tabitha, a disciple, cared for widows
“In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha; she was always doing good and helping the poor.”
2 Kings 4:1-7 – Elisha helped the widow of a prophet
“The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, ‘Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD.'”
Psalms 68:5 – God is a father to the fatherless and protector of widows
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.”
Deuteronomy 10:18 – The Lord takes up the cause of the widow
“He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you.”
Luke 21:1-4 – Jesus praised the widow for her faith
“Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.”
Proverbs 31:9 – Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves
“Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Malachi 3:5 – God will be a swift witness against oppressors
“So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, and perjurers.”
Galatians 6:2 – Bear one another’s burdens
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”
Proverbs 12:10 – A righteous person cares for the needs of animals and others
“The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.”
1 Peter 5:7 – Cast all your anxieties on Him, for He cares
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
Matthew 25:40 – Serving the least of these is serving Christ
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”
Psalm 147:3 – God heals the brokenhearted, including widows
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
Hebrews 13:1-2 – Let brotherly love continue, and remember the vulnerable
“Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
Proverbs 31:20 – A virtuous woman extends her hand to the poor
“She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.”
Acts 6:1 – The church took action to help the widows
“In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews.”
Luke 10:33-34 – The Good Samaritan exemplifies care for others
“But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.”
Colossians 3:12 – Clothe yourselves with compassion and kindness
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”