20 Bible Verses about Mental Illness

Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks. And the peace of God which passeth all understanding keep your hearts, and minds in Christ Jesus.

And his fame spread abroad throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and gripings, and them that were possessed with devils and those which were lunatic and those that had the palsy: and he healed them.

For God hath not given to us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of soberness of mind.

Be not afraid, for I will be with thee. Look not behind thee, for I will be thy God, to strengthen thee, help thee, and to keep thee with this righthand of mine.

These words have I spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. For in the world shall ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

And when they were come to the people, there came to him a certain man; and kneeled down to him, and said, "Master have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and is sore vexed. And ofttimes, he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heal him."read more.
Jesus answered and said, "O generation faithless, and crooked: how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to me." And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he came out of him: and the child was healed even that same hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said, "Why could not we cast him out?" Jesus said unto them, "Because of your unbelief. For I say verily unto you, if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye should say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and he should remove: Neither should any thing be impossible for you to do.

and he said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for thee. For my strength is made perfect through weakness." Very gladly therefore will I rejoice of my weakness, that the strength of Christ may dwell in me.

And the LORD shall smite thee with madness, blindness and dazing of heart.

And when the spirit of God came upon Saul, David took a harp and played with his hand, and so Saul was refreshed, and did amend; and the evil spirit departed from him.

But the spirit of the LORD departed from Saul; and an evil spirit, sent of the LORD, vexed him.

And the evil spirit of the LORD was upon Saul as he sat in his house having a javelin in his hand, and David played with his hand.

My wounds stink, and are corrupt, through my foolishness.

I am brought into so great trouble and misery, that I go mourning all the day long.

The LORD shall refresh him, when he lieth sick upon his bed, yea thou makest his bed in all his sickness.

Then did I, Nebuchadnezzar, love, magnify and praise the King of heaven: for all his works are true, and his ways right. As for those that go on proudly, he is able to bring them down.

I am feeble and sore smitten, I roar for the very disquietness of my heart.

Alas, how am I hurt? Alas, how painful are my scourges unto me? For I consider this sorrow by myself, and I must suffer it.

An unwise body bringeth himself in to sorrow; and the father of a fool can have no joy.

And it happened on the morrow, that the evil spirit sent of God came upon Saul, so that he prophesied in the midst of the house. And David played on the instrument with his hand as he was daily wont.

but that the holy ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and trouble abide me.