Bible Verses About Brokenness
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for brokenness, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,115 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 Brokenness
Psalms 34:18469 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalms 51:17312 votes
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Psalms 147:3301 votes
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Proverbs 3:5-6194 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Isaiah 57:15185 votes
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.
John 12:24165 votes
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
Psalms 31:12143 votes
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
2 Corinthians 1:8-10122 votes
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Matthew 5:2-12121 votes
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
James 4:6114 votes
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Isaiah 66:299 votes
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Galatians 2:2095 votes
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Jeremiah 18:1-2382 votes
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
James 5:1677 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Isaiah 66:1-275 votes
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Psalms 51:1-1966 votes
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Matthew 5:3-463 votes
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
1 John 1:958 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Isaiah 41:1045 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.
Romans 3:1045 votes
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Romans 6:2345 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Proverbs 17:2244 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
John 14:1-3143 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John 14:2738 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.
Acts 20:2437 votes
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
What does the Bible say about brokenness?
Readers most often cite Psalms 34:18 on the subject of brokenness. Across 4,115 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 51:17, Psalms 147:3, Proverbs 3:5-6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.