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BIBLE VERSES · HEALING

Bible verses about
healing

The Bible speaks of healing for body and soul — God who binds up wounds, restores health, and heals the broken-hearted. It holds together honest lament and confident prayer. These King James verses gather Scripture’s words on the God who heals.

12 verses about healing (KJV)

  1. Jeremiah 30:17

    For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

  2. Psalms 147:3

    He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  3. Isaiah 53:5

    But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

  4. James 5:15

    And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

  5. Exodus 15:26

    And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

  6. Psalms 103:3

    Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

  7. 1 Peter 2:24

    Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  8. Matthew 11:28

    Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

  9. Psalms 30:2

    O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

  10. Jeremiah 17:14

    Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

  11. Proverbs 17:22

    A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

  12. Psalms 34:18

    The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Questions, answered plainly

What does the Bible say about healing?

The Bible portrays God as the one "who healeth all thy diseases" (Psalms 103:3) and who "healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds" (Psalms 147:3). It points to Christ, "with his stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5), and invites the prayer of faith for the sick (James 5:15).

What Bible verse is good for healing?

Often-cited healing verses include Jeremiah 30:17 ("I will restore health unto thee"), Psalms 147:3, Isaiah 53:5, and Psalms 30:2 ("O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me").

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