What Does the Bible Say About Heartbreak?
Here are 14 Bible verses about heartbreak, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Psalms 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
BSBHe heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- #2Psalms 34:18-20
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
BSBThe LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.
- #3Proverbs 14:13-14
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
BSBEven in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow. The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
- #42 Corinthians 4:9
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
BSBpersecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
- #5John 13:7
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
BSBJesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
- #6Psalms 55:22
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
BSBCast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- #7Psalms 39:12
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.
BSBHear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
- #8Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
BSBTrust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- #9Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
BSBAnxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
- #10John 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
BSBThen you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- #11Psalms 86:1-17
A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. …
BSBA prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You. Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long. Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy. …
- #122 Chronicles 7:14
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.
BSBand if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
- #13Proverbs 13:12-14
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
BSBHope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
- #14James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
BSBAnyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
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