25 Bible Verses about Broken Hearts

He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.

The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit.
God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.

A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me,
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;

For he did not think to show kindness,
but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.

Their swords will enter their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,
because He has anointed Me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent Me
to proclaim freedom to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed,

A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

My days have slipped by;
my plans have been ruined,
even the things dear to my heart.

Tear your hearts,
not just your clothes,
and return to the Lord your God.
For He is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, rich in faithful love,
and He relents from sending disaster.

A man’s spirit can endure sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?

For He crushes but also binds up;
He strikes, but His hands also heal.

Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.

I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person—like broken pottery.

Concerning the prophets:

My heart is broken within me,
and all my bones tremble.
I have become like a drunkard,
like a man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord,
because of His holy words.

For the High and Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.

Give beer to one who is dying
and wine to one whose life is bitter.

I am faint and severely crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart.

He brought them out of darkness and gloom
and broke their chains apart.

wine that makes man’s heart glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.

“I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak, but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will shepherd them with justice.

The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.

Say to the cowardly:
“Be strong; do not fear!
Here is your God; vengeance is coming.
God’s retribution is coming; He will save you.”