Many passages in the Bible offer comfort and guidance for healing a broken heart.
It can be helpful to pray and meditate on these passages and ask God to bring healing and comfort to your broken heart.
It may also be helpful to seek support from trusted friends, family, or a counselor as you work through your emotions and begin to heal.
Scriptures On Healing A Broken Heart
These powerful Bible verses offer comfort and hope for those struggling with a broken heart and promise healing and restoration through faith in a higher power.
Psalm 34:18 – God heals the brokenhearted.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 (ESV)
The scripture teaches us that God knows and cares for us and that we can approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to aid us in our time of need.
When our hearts are broken, and our souls are crushed, our Lord’s shoulders can bear our burdens in all ramifications.
Proverbs 3:5-6 – We get healed via our belief
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)
We trust God because we know He is always in control of everything He does and what happens in our lives. Even when we don’t understand, He does everything for our good.
As long as we trust God, we may be assured that He will work all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose with a mended heart.
Psalm 147:3 – God is the healer.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3 (ESV)
The scripture reminds us that we have a good and excellent God who truly can heal the brokenhearted and bind up the wounds of the needy.
We need to grab a promise and hold on to it, knowing that we have a wonderful and faithful God who has promised to be with us through all of life’s twists and turns.
Revelation 21:4 – God can wipe away our tears.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Revelation 21:4 ESV
This verse explains the reality that occurs when God has carried out His judgment. Every wrong is righted, all sin is separated, and all sorrow is gone.
God has given us the total victory through Christ, as well as perfect certainty that our shattered hearts will be restored.
Isaiah 41:10 – God is always with us.
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)
God invites and commands us not to be afraid. When we allow fear to take over, we lose sight of Him and His promises. As we can see in the preceding verse, God provides us reasons not to be fearful and to live with a broken heart.
Psalm 73:26 – God is our strength.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26 (ESV)
Human beings are flawed. This psalm’s premise is that Asaph got bitter and dissatisfied because he couldn’t grasp God’s methods.
After addressing his misery, he declares God to be the essential component of his life. When we grasp God’s purposes, it saves us from heartbreak.
1 Corinthians 13:7 – Love attract healing
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:7 (ESV)
Love bears anything. “This far and no further,” Love does not declare.
Love is not bound by what is rational or what others are ready to tolerate. Love hopes for everything.
Love wishes for others’ victories, for good to triumph, and for the truth to be revealed. Love heals a broken heart, and God’s Love is perfect healing.
2 Corinthians 5:7 – Faith draws us to the atmosphere of healing
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 ESV
Paul longs to occupy his eternal body, portrayed as a permanent mansion made by God Himself where believers would find great peace.
Knowing what is to come, he musters the strength to incur even more pain to continue the gospel’s mission. When we make it our purpose to please Christ, we begin to live with a healed heart.
John 14:27- There’s peace in God
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
John 14:27 ESV
This text forbids Christians from being stone-faced and heartless. Instead, it is to face the reality of suffering while relying on God to keep His promises.
The peace that Christ provides is not like the peace that the world offers. The best we can anticipate from the natural world is injustice and death, but Christ restores our shattered hearts.
Matthew 11:28-30 – We have perfect rest in God.
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 ESV
Jesus has made an extraordinary claim, and now He offers an unusual offer to everyone who hears Him: if you’re struggling and fatigued, I can give you relief.
It is supernatural assistance and healing for our hearts. He promises peace for the spirits of all burdened and tired if they accept His yoke, stating that His weight is light and straightforward.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22 ESV
Whatever the source of our worries and anxieties, God invites us to cast them on him.
Whatever you are going through is not too much for God, and he wants all of your worries, not just the big ones.
Living in Christ is walking burden-free with his gentle yoke. Even amid enormous adversity, you will find rest for your soul.
Bible Verse For Troubled Heart
This section offers powerful bible verses about hope and assurance that God is present with us, even in our darkest and most troubling moments.
It reminds us that God is our protector and guide and that we can find comfort and strength in Him.
John 14:1
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
John 14:1 ESV
Christ promotes faith in God and in Himself in the face of what’s to come, in the face of any challenge the devil will use to pull us down.
Our faith in God via Christ will strengthen our hearts.
Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 23:4 ESV
This scripture conveys the comfort that the Lord protects His sheep and blesses their days.
Knowing God is always with us as Christians bring us to a state of total peace and relaxation.
Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2 ESV
This verse encourages all Christians today to pray that God will be with them during difficult times and seasons.
You may believe He is not present, but He is, as He declares in His Word.
God is informing us (his people) that He will be with us in our most difficult moments, supporting us, giving us the strength to carry forward, and delivering us without injury to prevent a broken heart.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
John 14:27 ESV
Christ’s “peace” here refers to hope and reassurance greater than what a fallen world can provide, and it is unbreakable, guaranteed, and eternal.
What He is advocating here is that Christians not be stone-faced and inhumane.
Knowing Christ is knowing “the way, the truth, and the life” and living in heart regeneration.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6 ESV
Instead of being anxious, believers are to approach God humbly and graciously with whatever is on their hearts.
Mature prayer includes thanking God for what He has done and asking for assistance in areas of need.
This is the Christian prescription for dealing with anxiety in all aspects of life.
Through the power of God, we can feel peace and be healed from troubled minds by focusing on the good.
John 14:1-31
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” …
John 14:1-31 ESV
Jesus is all about comfort and encouragement. Based on what He has said and done thus far, we realize the necessity to maintain trust.
As believers, we are assured that our hearts should be fixed on God’s promises and know that he will surely bring them to pass.
Psalms For A Broken Heart
The Book of Psalms, found in the Old Testament, contains a collection of prayers, hymns, and poems that express a range of emotions, including those of a broken heart.
These ancient prayers offer solace and comfort in times of hardship and despair, offering words of hope and trust in God.
Many of the Psalms speak to the experience of feeling forsaken or alone and offer encouragement and assurance that God is present even in the darkest of times.
Whether you seek comfort in times of personal loss or struggling with feelings of hopelessness, the book of Psalms in this section offers a source of strength and healing for the broken heart.
Psalm 34:18
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.Psalm 34:18(NIV)
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”Psalm 27:14 ESV.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.Psalm 73:26(NIV)
Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.Psalm 51:17(NIV)
Psalm 38:9-11
“O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me. My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, and my nearest kin stand far off”Psalm 38:9-11 (ESV)
Bible Verses For A Brokenhearted Woman
This section of Bible verses gives women courage and guidance and reminds them that God is always with them, even in the darkest moments, and that he is ready to heal and restore their broken hearts.
Psalm 34:18
The LORD [is] near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
Psalm 34:18 NKJV
According to this psalm, when we are brokenhearted, and our souls are shattered, Our Lord’s shoulders may bear our burdens.
God understands our emotions and helps us endure the pain that life brings.
Similarly, Jesus encourages the “poor in spirit,” letting the suffering righteous know that God will be close to them and deliver them.
Psalm 71:20
[You], who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.Psalm 71:20 NKJV
This psalm expresses a deficient state of the body and mind that God may take into us.
Knowing that God took you into Himself should give you confidence that He will also get you out of whatever you encounter.
Brokenhearted women are encouraged to put their trust in God as their deliverer.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV
When we face difficulties, we may always find hope in the Word of God.
The Lord is an all-powerful entity, aware of everything that will or will not happen to us.
Even if some things appear dreadful or problematic, we must trust that God’s plan for us is the greatest and keep our shattered hearts confident in his Love.
Isaiah 43:1
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called [you] by your name; You [are] Mine.
Isaiah 43:1 NKJV
God guarantees that He will rescue us when we face adversity because He has never abandoned His people.
We were purchased at a cost, and the needed redemption price for our souls was the life of Christ, our Redeemer.
So, in all of life’s trials, the Bible advises us not to be fearful but to be strong in our hearts.
Romans 8:18
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18 NKJV
We could never participate in God’s glory without Christ because of our sins, but in Christ, as fully adopted heirs of God, we will fully experience His glory eternally.
This verse does not belittle our grief; instead, it places it in the eternal context of knowing that as long as God lives, we have hope for a better life and the entire restoration of our shattered hearts.
CONCLUSION
The Bible contains verses that offer hope, comfort, and guidance for those feeling brokenhearted.
Whether you are struggling with a broken relationship, the loss of a loved one, or any other form of heartbreak, these verses can provide the strength and support you need to keep going.
As you read and meditate on these verses, remember that God is with you every step and working to bring healing and restoration.
Trust in him, lean on his Love and grace, and allow him to work in your heart and your circumstances.
You will find that, in time, your broken heart will be mended, and you will be able to move forward with hope and confidence in his faithfulness.
