The Bible teaches that caring for your body honors God. Health is a gift that requires discipline and gratitude. By nurturing your physical well-being, you strengthen your spirit. A balanced life reflects faith in action.
Below is the full list of bible verses on health (King James Version – KJV). The list is ranked in order of popularity and we hope you find the inspiration you need.
Most Popular Bible Verses About Health
3 John 1:2
“2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“19 What? 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?20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
Related Themes: Holy Spirit Lust Holiness Omnipresence
Proverbs 17:22
“22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
Related Themes: Attitude Complaining Joy Healing
Exodus 15:26
“26 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.”
Related Themes: Healing Sickness Diligence Physical Health
Proverbs 3:7-8
“7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.”
Proverbs 16:24
“24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
Exodus 23:25
“25 And 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.”
1 Timothy 4:8
“8 For 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.”
Related Themes: Physical Exercise Life Sports Vanity
1 Corinthians 10:31
“31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”
Related Themes: Pride Dating Food Technology
Psalm 147:3
“3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”
Related Themes: Loneliness Healing Greatness Abuse
Jeremiah 33:6
“6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.”
Proverbs 4:20-22
“20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”
Jeremiah 30:17
“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.”
Related Themes: Restoration Healing Rejection Sickness
Proverbs 14:30
“30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.”
Related Themes: Envy And Jealousy Envy Heart Jealousy
Philippians 4:6-7
“6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Related Themes: Patience Prayer Loneliness Nervousness Worry
Jeremiah 17:14
“14 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.”
Related Themes: Healing Restoration Hope Retribution
1 Peter 2:24
“24 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.”
Proverbs 13:12
“12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”
Related Themes: Hope Frustration Life Heart
Isaiah 53:5
“5 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.”
Related Themes: Healing Peace Sickness Forgiveness
Galatians 5:22-23
“22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
Related Themes: Holy Spirit Arguing Criticism Self-Control Strangers
Isaiah 41:10
“10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Related Themes: Loneliness Frustration Hope Strength Healing
Isaiah 58:11
“11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.”
Related Themes: Water Favor Guidance Satisfaction
Psalm 30:2
“2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.”
Matthew 10:8
“8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.”
Related Themes: Healing Criticism Serving Others Sickness
Romans 8:28
“28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Related Themes: Suffering Frustration Sovereignty Complaining Life
Philippians 4:13
“13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Related Themes: Strength Omnipotence Self Confidence Life Greatness
1 Corinthians 3:17
“17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”
Related Themes: Holiness Church Physical Health Drugs
Proverbs 12:25
“25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.”
Related Themes: Worry Nervousness Anxiety And Depression Depression Stress
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
“24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
Related Themes: Self-Control Self Discipline Quitting Determination Perseverance
James 5:14-15
“14 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:15 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.”
