Bible verses about Solitude
Verses about time alone with God and the quiet that restores the soul.
Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
1 Kings 19:11After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.
1 Kings 19:12When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
1 Kings 19:13He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
Psalms 23:2“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
Psalms 46:10For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
Psalms 62:1Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Psalms 131:2Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
Psalms 139:7For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
Isaiah 30:15The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Lamentations 3:25It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 3:26Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
Psalms 4:4But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:6After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
Matthew 14:23Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
Mark 1:35And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
Mark 6:31So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
Mark 6:32Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
Luke 5:16In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
Luke 6:12and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
1 Thessalonians 4:11