# What does the Bible say about loneliness?

> What the Bible says about loneliness — verses on God’s constant presence, his promise never to forsake you, and a next step.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/loneliness
By Andrew Kittridge, Founder of Lumin · June 15, 2026

Loneliness is one of the oldest human aches, and Scripture meets it with a steady promise: you are not alone, because God himself is with you and does not leave. The Bible answers isolation less with a crowd than with a Presence that never departs.

## Key verses

- **Deuteronomy 31:6** — God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
- **Hebrews 13:5** — He has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
- **Psalm 25:16** — A prayer: turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
- **Matthew 28:20** — Jesus promises, "I am with you always, to the end of the age."

## Highlighted verse

> Be 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 forsake thee.
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> — Deuteronomy 31:6 (King James Version)

## Reflection

Scripture validates the ache — even the psalmists pray "I am lonely" — while insisting it is never the whole truth. God’s promise is not that you’ll always feel his presence, but that he is genuinely, unfailingly there, closer than the loneliness itself.

## A faithful next step

Speak Psalm 25:16 to God as your own honest prayer, then take one small step toward another person this week — a message, a visit, a church door.

## Related questions

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- [What the Bible says about grief](https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/grief.md)

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