3 John 1:2
KJVBeloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
WEBBeloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
Bible Verses About Health
12 Bible verses about health, quoted word for word from the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB). Both translations are in the public domain. Tap a chapter link to read each verse in its full context.
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1 Corinthians 6:19-20
KJVWhat? 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? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
WEBOr don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Proverbs 17:22
KJVA merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
WEBA cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 3:7-8
KJVBe not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
WEBDon’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil. It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
Exodus 15:26
KJVAnd 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.
WEBHe said, “If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”
Exodus 23:25
KJVAnd ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
WEBYou shall serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.
Proverbs 16:24
KJVPleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
WEBPleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
1 Timothy 4:8
KJVFor bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
WEBFor bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.
1 Corinthians 10:31
KJVWhether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
WEBWhether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Psalm 147:3
KJVHe healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
WEBHe heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
Jeremiah 33:6
KJVBehold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
WEBbehold, I will bring it health and healing, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth.
Proverbs 4:20-22
KJVMy son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
WEBMy son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.
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