23 Bible Verses about Broken Hearts

He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.

The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.

The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.

A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the desires of my heart.

Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well.

Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

I have gone from men's minds and memory like a dead man; I am like a broken vessel.

About the prophets. My heart is broken in me, all my bones are shaking; I am like a man full of strong drink, like a man overcome by wine; because of the Lord, and because of his holy words.

For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.

Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.

And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.

I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had been sent in flight, and will put bands on that which was broken, and give strength to that which was ill: but the fat and the strong I will give up to destruction; I will give them for their food the punishment which is theirs by right.

Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.