“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit”
(Psalm 34:18).
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3).
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better”
(Ecclesiastes 7:3).
“To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word”
(Isaiah 66:2).
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise”
(Psalm 51:17).
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for
they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:3, 4).
“Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high
and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble,
and to revive the heart of the contrite ones” (Isaiah 57:15).