Bible Verses About Broken Hearts
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for broken hearts, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 10,142 votes, led by Psalms 34:18. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Broken Hearts
Psalms 34:18394 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalms 147:3348 votes
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Psalms 73:26242 votes
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
John 14:27241 votes
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Proverbs 3:5-6191 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Psalms 55:22174 votes
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Isaiah 41:10174 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Revelation 21:4173 votes
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Psalms 51:17163 votes
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
1 Peter 5:7158 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Corinthians 13:7157 votes
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
2 Corinthians 12:9157 votes
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Jeremiah 29:11142 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Mark 11:23139 votes
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Matthew 11:28-30138 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Isaiah 61:1122 votes
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;
John 16:33122 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
2 Corinthians 5:7122 votes
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Romans 8:28106 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Matthew 11:28105 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 3:16105 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 Corinthians 6:19-2091 votes
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1 Samuel 16:789 votes
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Psalms 23:1-689 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalms 23:489 votes
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
What does the Bible say about broken hearts?
Readers most often cite Psalms 34:18 on the subject of broken hearts. Across 10,142 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 147:3, Psalms 73:26, John 14:27. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.