If you are looking for Bible verses about illness in the King James Version, this list gives you Scripture that speaks to sickness, pain, fear of the diagnosis, and the long wait for recovery. It is written for anyone who is sick, caring for someone who is, or simply wanting words of God’s nearness during a season of weakness. The verses shown here are drawn from the Psalms, the Gospels, and the letters of the apostles, and they share one steady thread: God sees the sick person, hears their cry, and stays close.
Verses for the Long Nights of Pain
Pain has a way of stretching the night until morning feels impossibly far away. The verses in this group were written by people who knew sleeplessness and bodily suffering, and they speak honestly about it. Read them slowly, perhaps before bed or in the moment when the ache feels loudest.
Psalm 6:2
Have mercy upon me, O LORD ; for I am weak: O LORD , heal me; for my bones are vexed.
(KJV)
David begins a psalm of distress by bringing his weakness straight to the Lord. When your body is worn down, you can do the same, naming the exact place where it hurts and asking God for mercy in that place.
Psalm 41:3
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
(KJV)
This verse promises that the Lord supports the sick person on the bed of illness. Try picturing God as the one who adjusts your pillow and steadies you, and let that image settle you when sleep will not come.
Psalm 30:2
O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
(KJV)
The psalmist cries out and is heard and healed. Use this verse as a simple request each morning, telling God you are asking him for help just as the psalmist did.
Verses for Trusting God With the Diagnosis
A diagnosis can drop a heavy question into your mind about what comes next. These verses direct your attention to the Lord who knows the whole story, including the parts you cannot yet see. They are meant for the appointment day, the phone call with results, and the hours after.
Isaiah 41:10
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.
(KJV)
God speaks directly to fear here, saying he is with you and will strengthen you. When test results frighten you, repeat the first clause slowly and let it remind you that you are not facing the news alone.
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
(KJV)
God is described as a refuge and a strength, present and ready to help in trouble. Name one specific fear you are carrying and place it inside this truth, asking God to be your shelter in that exact fear.
Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O LORD , and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
(KJV)
Jeremiah prays for healing and salvation, admitting that only God can truly heal. Pray this line in your own words, asking God to heal what you cannot fix, and trust him with the outcome.
Psalm 139:14
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
(KJV)
The psalmist praises God for how he made the body. When illness makes you feel betrayed by your own body, this verse invites you to remember that your body still belongs to the God who formed it with care.
Verses for When Healing Feels Slow
Recovery often moves at a pace nobody chose, and the waiting can wear down hope. The verses here speak to patience, to the Lord’s faithfulness across long seasons, and to the quiet confidence that God keeps working even when progress seems invisible.
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
(KJV)
Those who wait on the Lord are promised renewed strength, a picture of wings and running without weariness. On days when you have little energy, read this verse as a promise that God renews what illness drains.
Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD .
(KJV)
The command to wait on the Lord is repeated and paired with courage. Try pausing each day to say the word “wait” aloud as an act of trust, even when the healing you want has not yet arrived.
James 5:15
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.
(KJV)
James writes about the prayer of faith for the sick and about the Lord raising them up. If you have a few trusted people who can pray with you, ask them to pray this verse over you this week.
Romans 8:28
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.
(KJV)
Paul teaches that God works all things together for good for those who love him. Illness does not make sense of itself, but this verse invites you to keep trusting God’s purpose even while you cannot see it clearly.
Lamentations 3:22-23
22 It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
(KJV)
In the middle of national grief, Jeremiah remembers that the Lord’s mercies are new every morning. Write these two verses on a card for your bedside table, and read them when you wake before you check how you feel.
Verses for the Hope of Christ’s Healing
The Gospels show Jesus meeting the sick with compassion, touching them, speaking to them, and restoring them. These passages remind you that the one who healed in Galilee still cares about human suffering, and that the story of healing points toward a greater restoration to come.
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
(KJV)
Jesus invites the weary and heavy laden to come to him for rest. When illness has worn you out, go to him in prayer and tell him you are tired, and let that honest coming be your rest for the moment.
Mark 5:34
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
(KJV)
Jesus speaks to the woman healed of a long illness and calls her daughter, commending her faith. Picture yourself receiving the same gentle words, and write down one step of faith you can take this week.
Luke 4:40
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
(KJV)
At evening, the sick were brought to Jesus, and he laid his hands on every one of them. Remember that Jesus has always met the sick personally, and bring your own illness to him as those people did.
Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
(KJV)
John describes a future where God wipes away every tear and there is no more pain. Let this verse lift your eyes beyond the current season toward the restoration God has promised.
How to Use These Verses
Write two or three of these verses on index cards or in the notes app on your phone, and place them where you will see them daily, such as the bathroom mirror, the medicine cabinet, or the first screen you open in the morning. Repetition helps the words move from the page into memory, especially on days when your mind is foggy from pain or medication.
Read the verses aloud when you pray, and let them shape your requests. Instead of only asking God to remove the illness, speak the verse back to him, for example by saying “You are near to me, Lord, as Psalm 34 says,” and then name what you need. Many people find it helpful to pair one verse with one prayer each morning, keeping the practice small enough to sustain through a long recovery.
A Short Prayer for Illness
Lord, you see my body and you know every ache I carry. I bring you this illness, the pain, the fear, and the tiredness that comes with it. Be near to me as you were near to the sick in the Gospels, and give me the rest that only you can give. Strengthen me on the days I feel weak, and help me trust your timing when healing comes slowly. Hold me in your mercy, and let me find my hope in you, whatever the next season brings. Amen.
