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Bible Verses About Healing

The Bible's healing verses cover more ground than physical recovery. Psalm 147:3 opens the list with a wound of another kind — "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds" — and Proverbs 4:22 describes words themselves as "life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh." Alongside the verses about sickness (James 5:15, Jeremiah 17:14, Psalm 30:2) sit verses about restoration after loss (Jeremiah 30:17), righteousness breaking out like dawn (Isaiah 58:8), and the picture Malachi 4:2 paints of healing "in his wings." Fifteen of these passages follow in full KJV text — to read in a hospital room, a recovery season, or a year that has simply wounded a person.

Quick answer: Psalm 147:3 names the most frequent kind of healing: "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds." Isaiah 53:5 ties healing to the cross — "with his stripes we are healed" — and James 5:15 gives the community practice: "the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up." Jeremiah 30:17 is the promise of restoration in its full form: "For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds."

The 15 verses, in full text

01 · King James Version

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Psalms 147:3

02 · King James Version

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5

03 · King James Version

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Jeremiah 17:14

04 · King James Version

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Exodus 15:26

05 · King James Version

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Psalms 103:2

06 · King James Version

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Psalms 103:3

07 · King James Version

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

James 5:15

08 · King James Version

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:22

09 · King James Version

O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

Psalms 30:2

10 · King James Version

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

1 Peter 2:24

11 · King James Version

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

Jeremiah 30:17

12 · King James Version

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Psalms 107:20

13 · King James Version

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.

Isaiah 58:8

14 · King James Version

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3 John 1:2

15 · King James Version

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Malachi 4:2

When to read these verses

These verses are read by the sick, by those waiting on results, by caregivers, and by anyone recovering from something that did not show up on a scan. A note on usage: the Bible's healing verses are not formulas, and this page does not promise that reading them produces a specific medical outcome. What they offer is closer to the Psalms' pattern — honest complaint and trust in the same breath — and the recurring claim that healing, of body or heart, is something God does. Read them alongside medical care, not instead of it.

How to use this list

Copy a verse to send to someone in treatment, or to keep for yourself; Psalm 147:3 and Jeremiah 17:14 are the two most often shared in recovery seasons. Each card toggles between the King James Version and the World English Bible — "with his stripes we are healed" becomes "by his wounds you were healed," the same text in modern English. James 5:15 involves the local church's practice of anointing and prayer, which is worth reading in full rather than in isolation. For more verses from this theme one at a time, use the random verse tool at the top of the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Bible verse for healing?
Psalm 147:3 — "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds" — is the most broadly applicable. Isaiah 53:5 is the most quoted for physical healing — "with his stripes we are healed" — and James 5:15 gives the practice of prayer for the sick, including anointing, in the context of the local congregation.
What does Isaiah 53:5 say about healing?
In the King James Version: "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." The verse is from the fourth servant song and is read by Christians as a prophecy of the crucifixion; the healing in its first context is tied to the forgiveness described earlier in the same verse.
What verse says "I will restore health unto thee"?
Jeremiah 30:17: "For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after." It is addressed to a displaced people and pairs physical restoration with the restoration of standing — being sought after again.
What does the Bible say about praying for the sick?
James 5:14-15: "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up." The passage places the practice with church elders rather than prescribing solitary formulas, and James 5:16 adds mutual confession and prayer "one for another."

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