What does the Bible say about emotional healing?
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The Bible teaches that God compassionately meets His people in emotional pain, restores the brokenhearted, and gives lasting peace through Christ. Psalms 34:17-20 and Psalms 147:3 assure believers that the Lord hears, delivers, and binds up those crushed in spirit. Jesus invites the weary to come to Him for rest in Matthew 11:28, and John 14:27 promises a peace unlike the world’s fragile comforts. Though suffering may remain for a season, 1 Peter 5:10 declares that God will restore and strengthen His people. In Christ’s atoning wounds, believers find forgiveness and true healing (1 Peter 2:24), while His grace proves sufficient in every weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).
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- 1 Peter 5:10 6 votes
But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
- Psalms 34:17-20 6 votes
The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Yahweh 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.
- Psalms 147:3 5 votes
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
- John 14:27 4 votes
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
- Exodus 14:14 3 votes
Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 3 votes
No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Matthew 11:28 3 votes
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 3 votes
He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- 1 Peter 2:24 2 votes
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds.
- Psalms 23:3 2 votes
He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
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