The best Bible verses for depression (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for depression (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him."Psalms 62:5
"Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness."Jeremiah 13:16
"He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword."Job 15:22
"When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness."Job 30:26
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."John 3:16
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."Jeremiah 29:11
"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."Romans 8:28
"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."Isaiah 41:10
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for depression (KJV) are Psalms 62:5, Psalms 119:81, Psalms 130:5. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to depression (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for depression (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.