Bible Verses By Need
14 Bible Verses for A Broken Heart
A broken heart is not hidden from God; it is exactly where He draws near. He binds up wounds, restores what was crushed, and holds you until you can stand again.
What the Bible says about a broken heart
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”
Psalm 147:3
He does not just witness your heartbreak; He heals and binds it up.
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
Psalm 34:18
Nearness is His response to a shattered heart.
“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Psalm 30:5
The pain is real and the night is long, but joy is coming.
“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee.”
Psalm 55:22
You do not have to hold this alone. Cast it on Him; He will sustain you.
“The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.”
Deuteronomy 33:27
When you feel like you are falling, His everlasting arms are underneath.
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
Jesus invites the weary and heavy-laden to come to Him personally and find the rest a broken heart cannot give itself.
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.”
John 14:1
Christ speaks directly to the troubled heart and answers it with the call to trust Him.
“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.”
Psalms 73:26
When your heart and strength fail, God remains the enduring strength and portion that grief cannot take from you.
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
Psalms 51:17
God does not despise a broken and contrite heart but receives it as the offering He most welcomes.
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;”
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit anointed the Messiah to bind up the brokenhearted, a promise Jesus took up as His own mission.
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.”
Psalms 42:11
Even when the soul is cast down, you can preach hope to yourself and wait on the God who will yet be your praise.
“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.”
Psalms 62:8
You are invited to pour out your whole heart before God at all times, holding nothing of the pain back from Him.
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;”
2 Corinthians 1:3
God is named the Father of mercies and the source of all comfort, and He meets you precisely in your affliction.
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
Revelation 21:4
A day is promised when God Himself wipes away every tear and sorrow is gone forever, giving your grief an end in view.
A prayer for a broken heart
Father, my heart is broken and I do not know how to carry it. Thank You that You draw near to the broken-hearted, and that You heal and bind up wounds. Hold me in Your everlasting arms tonight. Sustain me when I cannot stand. Bring the morning, and heal what feels unfixable. In Jesus' name, amen.
You do not have to face this alone
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- What Bible verse is good for a broken heart?
- Psalm 147:3 ('He healeth the broken in heart') and Psalm 34:18 ('The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart') are the most-loved.
- What does the Bible say about heartbreak?
- Scripture promises God's nearness to the broken-hearted, His healing of wounds, and joy that comes in the morning after a night of weeping.
- How does God heal a broken heart?
- He draws near, binds up the wound (Psalm 147:3), sustains you as you cast the burden on Him (Psalm 55:22), and restores joy over time.