The Bible offers a rich repository of verses that underscore the importance of attending to our physical and mental well-being. These verses emphasize the significance of treating our bodies with respect and care as the temples of the Holy Spirit. From maintaining a balanced diet to getting adequate rest, the Bible provides practical advice on how to nurture our physical health.
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for 3-John 1:2]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-Corinthians 6:19]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 17:22]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 3:7]
Proverbs 16:24
“24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 16:24]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-Timothy 4:8]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-Corinthians 10:31]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 4:20]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 14:30]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for Philippians 4:6]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-Peter 2:24]
Proverbs 13:12
“12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 13:12]
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.”
[Commentary and Translations for Galatians 5:22]
Related Themes: Holy Spirit | Arguing | Criticism | Self-Control | Strangers
