Bible Verses About Heartbreak
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for heartbreak, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 7,780 votes, led by Psalms 147:3. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Heartbreak
Psalms 147:31,106 votes
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Psalms 34:18-20545 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Proverbs 14:13-14430 votes
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
2 Corinthians 4:9427 votes
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
John 13:7315 votes
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Psalms 55:22245 votes
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalms 39:12233 votes
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Proverbs 3:5231 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 12:25226 votes
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
John 8:32202 votes
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Psalms 86:1-17183 votes
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
2 Chronicles 7:14171 votes
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Proverbs 13:12-14151 votes
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
James 4:17133 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Psalms 34:1892 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
John 6:3792 votes
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Revelation 21:489 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.
John 3:1685 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.
Luke 18:184 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Psalms 119:10583 votes
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Proverbs 14:7-882 votes
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Luke 6:3580 votes
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Isaiah 41:1075 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 8:1-3971 votes
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans 12:271 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
What does the Bible say about heartbreak?
Readers most often cite Psalms 147:3 on the subject of heartbreak. Across 7,780 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 34:18-20, Proverbs 14:13-14, 2 Corinthians 4:9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.