Bible Verses About Thoughts of Suicide
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for thoughts of suicide, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,152 votes, led by Psalms 34:17-20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Thoughts of Suicide
Psalms 34:17-20474 votes
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Isaiah 41:10423 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.
Exodus 14:14247 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Jeremiah 29:11230 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.
Philippians 4:13168 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
1 Corinthians 10:13136 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.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20116 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?
Psalms 118:17104 votes
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
Leviticus 19:28101 votes
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.
Acts 16:28100 votes
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
1 Corinthians 3:16-1775 votes
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
John 10:1073 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.
Psalms 50:1567 votes
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
2 Corinthians 12:963 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.
1 Peter 5:759 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Corinthians 6:1956 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?
Psalms 40:1-353 votes
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Romans 8:150 votes
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Mark 5:5-1349 votes
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Romans 12:245 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.
Romans 8:1844 votes
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
1 John 4:141 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Deuteronomy 30:1937 votes
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Isaiah 43:18-1934 votes
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Philippians 4:1929 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
What does the Bible say about thoughts of suicide?
Readers most often cite Psalms 34:17-20 on the subject of thoughts of suicide. Across 3,152 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 41:10, Exodus 14:14, Jeremiah 29:11. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.