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.
Bible Verses About Heartbreak
12 Bible verses about heartbreak, 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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Psalm 34:18-20
KJVThe 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.
WEBYahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.
Proverbs 14:13-14
KJVEven 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.
WEBEven in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness. The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
2 Corinthians 4:9
KJVPersecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
WEBpursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
John 13:7
KJVJesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
WEBJesus answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”
Psalm 55:22
KJVCast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
WEBCast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
Proverbs 3:5
KJVTrust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
WEBTrust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Psalm 39:12
KJVHear 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.
WEB“Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.
Proverbs 12:25
KJVHeaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
WEBAnxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
John 8:32
KJVAnd ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
WEBYou will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
Proverbs 13:12-14
KJVHope 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.
WEBHope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded. The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.
James 4:17
KJVTherefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
WEBTo him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
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