Bible Verses For Health / Healing
Introduction To get you started, consider these scriptures: • I create the fruit of the lips. Isaiah 57:19 • Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21 • Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. John 9:31 • The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. Proverbs 15:29 Now, if you need God’s help in your life and healing in your body…but you know God will not honor your prayers and requests for help because you are not right with Him…because you have not yet surrendered your will and your life to God through Jesus Christ, then follow the instructions provided in this article: The Salvation Plan — How To Become A Christian On the other hand, if you are right with God through Jesus Christ and you are a believing Christian, then… What you can know from the above verses is that other than God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost, there is nothing more powerful in this universe that a faithful, faith-filled Christian speaking the Word of God in the name of Jesus Christ. What you can know from the above scriptures is that what you SAY absolutely affects your body, your circumstances, and your life. Moreover, you can know from the above scriptures that God will absolutely hear what you PRAY and He will respond to you. The conclusion therefore is that as a faithful, faith-filled Christian, when you SAY and PRAY scriptures from the Bible, it WILL infallibly alter your conditions, circumstances, and affairs. To this end, what follows are some scriptures from the Bible that you can SAY and PRAY to maintain health…or to gain your healing if that is what you need. Health / Healing 1. 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. Exodus 15:26 2. Fear the Lord, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. Proverbs 3:7-8 3. By whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 4. With his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 5. Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed. Jeremiah 17:14 6. LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Psalms 30:2 7. Beloved, I wish above all things thou mayest…be in health. 3 John 2 8. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who healeth all thy diseases. Psalms 103:2-3 9. Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. Isaiah 57:19 10. Attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings…for they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20, 22 (Get healthy reading the Bible) 11. Pleasant words are…sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24. 12. The tongue of the wise is health. Proverbs 12:18 (Are you speaking health for yourself?) 13. In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway therof there is no death. Proverbs 12:28 14. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! Psalms 107:19-21 15. 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. Exodus 23:25 16. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. Psalms 41:1-3 (In other words, the LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.) 17. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. Mark 5:34 Life Emergency As a variant to the above scriptures, here are some scriptures you can say and pray in a life-threatening emergency: • For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2 • Live; yea, I said unto thee…Live. Ezekiel 16:6 • And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. Job 11:17 • The Lord healeth the broken…and bindeth up their wounds. Psalms 147:3 The Keys To Making These Scriptures Work For You If you want saying and praying these scriptures to work for you, there are three requirements. The first requirement was described at the start of this article: you have to be right with God through Jesus Christ…you have to be a righteous worshipper of God through Jesus Christ. The second requirement is that you must do “your part” of living in a wise way. • Wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Ecclesiastes 7:12 So, if you are abusing your body by putting harmful substances into it such as tobacco, alcohol, or drugs…or, if you are harming your body by eating unhealthy foods…or by over-eating…then you should not expect