25 Bible Verses about Broken Hearts

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

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

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

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

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

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.