Bible Verses About Self Harm
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for self harm, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 25,122 votes, led by Leviticus 19:28. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Self Harm
Leviticus 19:28902 votes
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.
2 Timothy 1:7640 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20609 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?
Isaiah 41:10511 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.
1 Peter 5:7500 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 John 1:9478 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Corinthians 6:19451 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?
Jeremiah 29:11436 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.
John 10:10419 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
1 Corinthians 10:13412 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Psalms 34:18-19405 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Luke 1:37374 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Philippians 4:13365 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Psalms 55:22363 votes
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Revelation 1:1341 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Mark 5:5336 votes
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Philippians 4:8305 votes
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Romans 12:2304 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.
Psalms 147:3300 votes
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
1 Kings 18:24-29276 votes
And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
Romans 5:8275 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
John 16:33264 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.
Deuteronomy 14:1263 votes
Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
Psalms 23:4254 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.
Philippians 4:6-7252 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
What does the Bible say about self harm?
Readers most often cite Leviticus 19:28 on the subject of self harm. Across 25,122 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Isaiah 41:10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.