25 Bible Verses about Broken Hearts

He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds.

The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.

The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit -- O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,

For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

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

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,

A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.

Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love -- often relenting from calamitous punishment.

A person's spirit sustains him through sickness -- but who can bear a crushed spirit?

For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.

Praise the Lord, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!

I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.

Here is what the Lord says concerning the false prophets: My heart and my mind are deeply disturbed. I tremble all over. I am like a drunk person, like a person who has had too much wine, because of the way the Lord and his holy word are being mistreated.

For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: "I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.

He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles.

as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people's lives.

I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them -- with judgment!

The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

Tell those who panic, "Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you."