Healing Scriptures for My Friends Who Needs Healing, Courage, Comfort, and Renewed Hope
From the World English Bible (WEB) · For a friend who needs healing, courage, comfort, and renewed hope
May these Scriptures encourage your friend to trust in God's love, find peace in difficult times, and receive strength for each new day.
1. Healing and restoration
1. Exodus 15:26 — “I am Yahweh who heals you.”
2. Exodus 23:25 — “You shall serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from your midst.”
3. Deuteronomy 31:8 — “Yahweh, he it is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”
4. 2 Chronicles 7:14 — “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
5. Job 5:18 — “For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole.”
6. Psalm 6:2 — “Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Yahweh, heal me, for my bones are troubled.”
7. Psalm 23:3 — “He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”
8. Psalm 30:2 — “Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.”
9. Psalm 34:18 — “Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.”
10. Psalm 41:3 — “Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.”
11. Psalm 51:10 — “Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.”
12. Psalm 103:2–3 — “Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases.”
13. Psalm 107:19–20 — “Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses. He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.”
14. Psalm 147:3 — “He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.”
15. Proverbs 3:7–8 — “Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil. It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.”
16. Proverbs 4:20–22 — “My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.”
17. Isaiah 19:22 — “Yahweh will strike Egypt, striking and healing. They will return to Yahweh, and he will be entreated by them, and will heal them.”
18. Isaiah 40:29 — “He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.”
19. Isaiah 40:31 — “But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.”
20. Isaiah 41:10 — “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.”
2. Strength, courage, and endurance
21. Isaiah 41:13 — “For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’”
22. Isaiah 43:2 — “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.”
23. Isaiah 46:4 — “Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.”
24. Isaiah 58:11 — “Yahweh will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong. You will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters don’t fail.”
25. Jeremiah 17:7–8 — “Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh. For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green; and will not be concerned in the year of drought, and will not cease from yielding fruit.”
26. Jeremiah 30:17 — “For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh.
27. Jeremiah 31:25 — “For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul I have replenished.”
28. Lamentations 3:22–23 — “It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
29. Nahum 1:7 — “Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.”
30. Habakkuk 3:19 — “Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and enables me to go in high places.”
31. Zephaniah 3:17 — “Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.”
32. Deuteronomy 31:6 — “Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
33. Joshua 1:9 — “Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
34. 1 Chronicles 16:11 — “Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.”
35. 2 Samuel 22:33 — “God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.”
36. Psalm 18:32 — “The God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?”
37. Psalm 28:7 — “Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.”
38. Psalm 29:11 — “Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.”
39. Psalm 46:1 — “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
40. Psalm 73:26 — “My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
3. Peace, hope, and freedom from fear
41. Psalm 16:8 — “I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”
42. Psalm 27:1 — “Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?”
43. Psalm 55:22 — “Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.”
44. Psalm 56:3–4 — “When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?”
45. Psalm 61:2–3 — “From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.”
46. Psalm 62:5–6 — “My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.”
47. Psalm 91:1–2 — “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.’”
48. Psalm 118:14 — “Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation.”
49. Numbers 6:24–26 — “Yahweh bless you, and keep you. Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.”
50. Isaiah 26:3 — “You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.”
4. Renewal, faith, and God's promises
51. Isaiah 30:15 — “For the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, says: ‘You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence.’”
52. Isaiah 35:3–4 — “Strengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm. Tell those who have a fearful heart, ‘Be strong. Don’t be afraid. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.’”
53. Isaiah 57:15 — “For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: ‘I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.’”
54. Jeremiah 29:11 — “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.”
55. Joel 2:25 — “I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten.”
56. Micah 7:7 — “But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.”
57. Malachi 4:2 — “But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out and leap like calves of the stall.”
58. Psalm 121:1–2 — “I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.”
59. Psalm 138:3 — “In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.”
60. Proverbs 18:10 — “Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.”
A heartfelt prayer to send with these verses
Heavenly Father, I lift my dear friend into Your loving hands. Please touch them with Your healing power, strengthen them when they feel weak, and bring peace to their heart when they feel worried or afraid.
Lord, remind them that they are never alone. Give them courage for each new day, comfort in moments of pain, and hope when the journey feels difficult. Renew their mind, restore their spirit, and surround them with people who will love, encourage, and support them.
May Your promises be a light in their darkest moments. May Your presence bring comfort, Your wisdom guide their care, and Your unfailing love carry them through every challenge. Grant them strength for today and hope for tomorrow.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
My special recommendation: Share Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 147:3, and Isaiah 40:31 with your friend first. Together, these verses offer reassurance of God's presence, strength, comfort, and renewed hope.
Scripture note: The passages above are presented in the World English Bible (WEB). Some are selected portions of verses, and wording or punctuation may vary slightly between WEB editions. You can read the complete chapters at World English Bible .
