We’ve provided a list of Scriptures to help guide your fasting goals. We encourage you to read the full chapter when God highlights a verse to you — let the context speak, then meditate and study the passage to receive God’s wisdom and direction. Fasting makes room for God to sharpen your understanding and lead your steps as you seek Him first. 

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BREAKTHROUGH

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Joel 2:25 (NLT)
“The Lord says, ‘I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts.’”

Isaiah 58:6 (NLT)
“This is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people.”

Jeremiah 29:12–13 (NKJV)
“Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”

Mark 9:29 (NKJV)
“This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”

Matthew 17:21 (NKJV)
“However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

Daniel 10:12 (NKJV)
“Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.”

Daniel 10:12 (NLT)
“Don’t be afraid, Daniel,” he said. “Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer.”

2 Chronicles 20:3 (NKJV)
“And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.”

Ezra 8:23 (NKJV)
“So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.”

 

HEALING & RESTORATION

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Exodus 23:25 (NKJV)
“So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.”

Psalm 147:3 (NKJV)
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

Jeremiah 33:6 (NKJV)
“Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.”

Isaiah 58:8 (NKJV)
“Then your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily, and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.”

Isaiah 58:11 (NLT)
“The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.”

Psalm 103:2–3 (NKJV)
“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases.”

Jeremiah 30:17 (NKJV)
“For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the LORD…”

Hosea 6:1 (NKJV)
“Come, and let us return to the LORD; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up.”

 

FINANCES & PROVISION

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Psalm 34:10 (NKJV)
“The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.”

Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV)
“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

Haggai 2:8 (NKJV)
“The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts.”

Philippians 4:19 (NKJV)
“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Isaiah 58:11 (NKJV)
“…and restore your soul; He will strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”

2 Corinthians 9:6–8 (NKJV)
“But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully… And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”

Proverbs 3:9–10 (NKJV)
“Honor the LORD with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.”

 

FINDING GOD’S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE

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Isaiah 58:9 (NLT)
“Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ He will quickly reply.”

Psalm 37:23–24 (NKJV)
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand.”

Proverbs 16:3 (NKJV)
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your thoughts.”

Proverbs 3:5–6 (NKJV)
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”

Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

Psalm 32:8 (NLT)
“The Lord says, ‘I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.’”

Acts 13:2–3 (NKJV)
“As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’ Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.”

 

HUSBAND OR WIFE / RELATIONSHIPS

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Psalm 37:4 (NKJV)
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”

Proverbs 19:14 (NKJV)
“Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.”

Colossians 3:12–14 (NLT)
“Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience… Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.”

Genesis 24:12 (NKJV)
“Then he said, ‘O LORD God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.’”

Proverbs 18:22 (NKJV)
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (NLT)
“Two people are better off than one… If one person falls, the other can reach out and help… A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer…”

Ephesians 5:25 (NKJV)
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.”

 

HUMILITY & DRAWING NEAR TO GOD

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Isaiah 58:7 (NKJV)
“Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; when you see the naked, that you cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh?”

Psalm 51:10 (NKJV)
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”

Psalm 51:17 (NKJV)
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart — these, O God, You will not despise.”

James 4:8–10 (NKJV)
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you… Lament and mourn and weep… Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.”

Psalm 35:13 (NKJV)
“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting…”

1 Peter 5:6 (NKJV)
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.”

Ezra 8:21 (NKJV)
“Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us…”

 

REPENTANCE & HEART TRANSFORMATION

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1 John 1:9 (NKJV)
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Joel 2:12–13 (NLT)
“That is why the Lord says, ‘Turn to Me now, while there is time. Give Me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning…’”

Ezekiel 36:26 (NLT)
“And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you…”

Isaiah 58:6 (NKJV)
“Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?”

 

PROTECTION DURING A FAST

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Psalm 121:1–2 (NKJV)
“I will lift up my eyes to the hills — from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NKJV)
“But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.”

Psalm 91:1–2 (NKJV)
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.’”

Daniel 10:12 (NKJV)
“…to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard…”

Esther 4:16 (NKJV)
“Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise.”

Nehemiah 1:4 (NKJV)
“So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.”

 

SPIRITUAL STRENGTH & AUTHORITY

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Acts 1:8 (NKJV)
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Psalm 18:32 (NKJV)
“It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.”

Psalm 18:34 (NKJV)
“He teaches my hands to make war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.”

Luke 4:14 (NKJV)
“Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.”

Ephesians 6:10–18 (NKJV)
“Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might… take up the whole armor of God…”

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
“But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles…”

Zechariah 4:6 (NKJV)
“Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts.”

 

REVIVAL & SOUL WINNING

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Habakkuk 3:2 (NKJV)
“O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.”

Acts 3:19 (NKJV)
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.”

Romans 10:15 (NKJV)
“And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!’”

Mark 16:15 (NKJV)
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Romans 1:16 (NKJV)
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes…”

Acts 2:17 (NKJV)
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh…”

Joel 2:12 (NLT)
“Turn to Me now… come with fasting…”

Proverbs 11:30 (NKJV)
“He who wins souls is wise.”

John 4:35 (NKJV)
“Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!”

 

CLARITY, WISDOM & UNDERSTANDING

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Ephesians 1:17–18 (NLT)
“Asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope He has given to those He called…”

Proverbs 2:6 (NKJV)
“For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”

James 1:5 (NKJV)
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally…”

Psalm 119:18 (NKJV)
“Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.”

Colossians 1:9–10 (NKJV)
“…that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding…”

Daniel 9:22 (NKJV)
“O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.”