Bible verses about doubt and feeling far from God.
33 verses about doubt and feeling far from God from the King James Version, the most loved first.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
All 33 verses about doubt and feeling far from God.
James 1:5-6If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in…
James 1:6-8But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man…
Mark 9:14-29And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. And straightway all the people, when…
Psalms 34:18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Matthew 28:17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Jude 1:22And of some have compassion, making a difference:
Psalms 23:4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Matthew 21:21Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree…
Psalms 139:7-12Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell…
Psalms 94:19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Psalms 145:18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Romans 8:38-39For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor…
Matthew 14:29-31And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was…
Hebrews 13:5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake…
Isaiah 59:1-2Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between…
Psalms 73:23-26Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to…
Matthew 8:23-27And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was…
Matthew 17:14-21And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is…
Romans 4:20-21He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had…
Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that…
Jeremiah 29:13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor…
Psalms 13:1-2[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I…
Psalms 22:1-2[To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and…
Psalms 42:1-5[To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.] As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul…
Psalms 73:28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Psalms 88:14LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
Isaiah 49:14-16But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on…
Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Lamentations 3:55-57I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon. Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. Thou drewest near in…
Zechariah 1:3Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of…
Acts 17:27That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
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Genesis 15:8And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Genesis 18:12-14Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And the LORD said unto Abraham…
Exodus 3:11And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Exodus 4:1And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto…
Exodus 4:10And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech…
Exodus 4:13And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
Exodus 5:22-23And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? For since I…
Exodus 6:12And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of…
Exodus 14:10-12And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid…
Exodus 14:15And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
Numbers 11:21-22And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole…
Judges 6:13And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told…
Judges 6:15And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
1 Samuel 16:1-2And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and…
1 Samuel 17:11When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
1 Samuel 17:24And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
1 Kings 18:7-14And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? And he answered…
1 Kings 19:13-18And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold…
Job 4:3-6Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast…
Job 9:16-23If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. For he breaketh me with a tempest, and…
Job 23:15-17Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him. For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me: Because I…
Job 30:20-21I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not. Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest…
Psalms 31:22For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
Psalms 42:5-6Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. O…
Psalms 73:13-17Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. If…
Psalms 77:3I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Psalms 77:7-9Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God…
Proverbs 24:10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Isaiah 40:27-28Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? Hast thou not known? hast…
Isaiah 50:2Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no…
Jeremiah 1:6Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Jeremiah 8:18When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
Jeremiah 32:24-25Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of…
Jeremiah 45:3Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
Lamentations 3:8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Lamentations 3:17-18And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
Lamentations 5:20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
Matthew 11:2-3Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we…
Mark 4:38And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
Mark 4:40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
Mark 16:10-11And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of…
Luke 8:25And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even…
Luke 9:40And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
John 14:8-11Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not…
Acts 9:13-14Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: And here he hath authority from…
1 Peter 1:6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
Every verse is the King James Version, word for word. They are gathered from two topic books, Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897); the most loved come first, from readers' votes on OpenBible.info and the lists of the big Bible sites.
Questions people ask.
What does the Bible say about doubt and feeling far from God?
The Bible speaks to doubt and feeling far from God in verses such as Mark 9:24, “And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe”, and Psalms 34:18, “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart” (King James Version).
Which Bible verses about doubt and feeling far from God are most loved?
Among the most loved is James 1:5-6, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not.” Others are Mark 9:24, Psalms 34:18 and Matthew 28:17.