Scriptures

Abuse

  • The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 (NASB)
  • He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 (NIV)
  • Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32 (NKJV)
  • Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous. 1 Peter 3:8 (NKJV)

Addiction

  • Then I let it all out; I said, “I’ll make a clean breast of my failures to God.” Suddenly the pressure was gone—my guilt dissolved, my sin disappeared. Psalm 32:5 MSG
  • For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. Psalm 38:18 (KJV)
  • Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men who work iniquity and do not let me eat of their delicacies. Psalm 141:4 (NKJV)

Anger

  • Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city. Proverbs 16:32 (NIV)
  • A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back. Proverbs 29:11 (NKJV)
  • Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 (NKJV)
  • So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. James 1:19-20 (NKJV)

Bitterness

  • For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. Luke 6:43-44 (NKJV)
  • Exercise foresight and be on the watch to look [after one another], to see that no one falls back from and fails to secure God’s grace (His unmerited favor and spiritual blessing), in order that no root of resentment (rancor, bitterness, or hatred) shoots forth and causes trouble and bitter torment, and the many become contaminated and defiled by it. Hebrews 12:15 (AMP)

Death

  • I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them. Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NKJV)
  • The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10 (NKJV)

Fear

  • For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
  • Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV)
  • I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
  • There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 (NKJV)
  • For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16 (NKJV)

Guilt, Shame, Condemnation

  • And I said: “O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens. Ezra 9:6 (NKJV)
  • They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed. Psalm 34:5 (NKJV)
  • O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You. “O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. Daniel 9:7-8 (NKJV)

Purity

  • So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 (NKJV)
  • Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 (NKJV)
  • You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name. Deuteronomy 10:20 (NKJV)
  • Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul. Proverbs 6:32 (NKJV)
  • “Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 (NKJV)
  • Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18 (NKJV)

Rejection

  • I have called you back from the ends of the earth, saying, ‘You are my servant’. For I have chosen you and will not throw you away. Isaiah 41:9 (NLT)
  • For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6

Self-Control/ Stability

  • Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control. Proverbs 25:28
  • Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8

Self-Hatred

  • The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with loving-kindness I have drawn you. Jeremiah 31:3 (NKJV)
  • …“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Romans 13:9 (NKJV)

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

– 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)