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What the Bible says about health

The 15 verses readers most often turn to for this topic, quoted in full from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Cor 6:19–20Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

3 John 1:2Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.

1 Cor 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Prov 17:22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

1 Tim 4:8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

Exod 15:26saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”

Prov 3:7–8Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

1 Cor 3:17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

Prov 16:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Gen 1:29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

Prov 31:17She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

Exod 23:25So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.

Jer 33:6Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

Jas 5:15And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

Jas 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

These are the verses readers most often turn to for this topic — not a teaching on it. Read each in its chapter.

Sources

The verses of each topic and their order: OpenBible.info topical data, by readers’ votes: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible · Public domain