20 Bible Verses about Mental Illness

Never worry about anything. Instead, in every situation let your petitions be made known to God through prayers and requests, with thanksgiving. Then God's peace, which goes far beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your hearts and minds in union with the Messiah Jesus.

His fame spread throughout Syria, and people brought to him everyone who was sick those afflicted with various diseases and pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralyzed and he healed them.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-discipline.

Don't be afraid, because I'm with you; don't be anxious, because I am your God. I keep on strengthening you; I'm truly helping you. I'm surely upholding you with my victorious right hand."

I have told you this so that through me you may have peace. In the world you'll have trouble, but be courageous I've overcome the world!"

As they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, knelt down in front of him, and said, "Sir, have mercy on my son, because he is an epileptic and suffers terribly. Often he falls into fire and often into water. I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn't heal him."read more.
Jesus replied, "You unbelieving and perverted generation! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!" Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed that very hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" He told them, "Because of your lack of faith. I tell all of you with certainty, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

but he has told me, "My grace is all you need, because my power is perfected in weakness." Therefore, I will most happily boast about my weaknesses, so that the Messiah's power may rest on me.

The LORD will afflict you with insanity, blindness, and mental confusion.

Whenever an evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the lyre and play it. Relief would come to Saul and he would be better, because the evil spirit would leave him.

The Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

The evil spirit from the LORD attacked Saul while he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand and David was playing the lyre.

My wounds have putrefied and festered because of my foolishness.

I am bent over and walk about greatly bowed down; all day long I go around mourning.

The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health.

In conclusion, I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and give glory to the King of heaven: For everything he does is true, his ways are just, and he is able to humble those who walk in pride."

I am weak and utterly crushed; I cry out in distress because of my heart's anguish.

Woe is me because of my injury. My wound is severe. I said, "Truly this is my sickness, and I must bear it.

The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow the father of a fool has no joy.

The next day, while David was playing the lyre as he had before, the evil spirit from the LORD attacked Saul, and he began to rave inside the house with a spear in his hand.

except that in town after town the Holy Spirit assures me that imprisonment and suffering are waiting for me.