In the biblical context, "hurts" can refer to physical injuries, emotional pain, or spiritual wounds. The Bible addresses the concept of hurt in various ways, offering guidance, comfort, and healing through God's word and presence.

Physical Hurts

Physical injuries and ailments are a part of the human experience, and the Bible acknowledges this reality. In the Old Testament, the Law provided guidelines for dealing with physical injuries, emphasizing justice and restitution. For example, Exodus 21:18-19 states, "If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, then the one who struck him shall go unpunished if the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must pay for the lost work time and provide for his complete recovery."

The New Testament also addresses physical hurts, often in the context of Jesus' healing ministry. Jesus healed many who were physically afflicted, demonstrating His compassion and divine authority. Matthew 9:35 records, "Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness."

Emotional Hurts

Emotional pain is another form of hurt that the Bible addresses. The Psalms, in particular, are rich with expressions of emotional distress and the seeking of God's comfort. Psalm 34:18 offers reassurance: "The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit."

The Bible encourages believers to support one another in times of emotional hurt. Galatians 6:2 instructs, "Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." This reflects the importance of community and empathy in the healing process.

Spiritual Hurts

Spiritual wounds can arise from sin, guilt, or a sense of separation from God. The Bible provides a path to healing through repentance and reconciliation with God. 1 John 1:9 assures believers, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

The parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) illustrates the process of spiritual healing and restoration. The father's forgiveness and acceptance of his wayward son symbolize God's readiness to heal and restore those who return to Him.

God as Healer

Throughout Scripture, God is depicted as a healer of all forms of hurt. Exodus 15:26 declares, "For I am the LORD who heals you." This assurance is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus is seen as the ultimate healer, not only of physical ailments but also of spiritual and emotional wounds.

Believers are encouraged to seek God's healing through prayer and faith. James 5:14-15 advises, "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven."

In summary, the Bible addresses the multifaceted nature of hurts, offering guidance, comfort, and healing through God's word, the community of believers, and the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.5062. nagaph -- to strike, smite
... root Definition to strike, smite NASB Word Usage beaten (1), defeated (17), hurts
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But one Sometimes Comes to a Case of this Kind...
... be induced. The second, that he should hurt some man unjustly: which is
such that it profits no man and hurts some man. The third ...
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Whether any Name Can be Applied to God Substantially?
... derived is different sometimes from what it is intended to signify, as for instance,
this name "stone" [lapis] is imposed from the fact that it hurts the foot ...
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On Redeeming the Time
... requires? Why, First, it hurts your substance; it is throwing away six
hours a week which might turn to some temporal account. If ...
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Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
... And it hurts him beyond measure to suffer his lies and abominations, that have been
honored under the most specious pretexts of the divine name, to be exposed ...
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The Stone of Stumbling
... In the one case, the man stumbles and hurts himself; a remediable injury, a
self-inflicted injury, a natural injury, without the active operation of Christ ...
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"There Never could have Been any Dispute About the Possibility of ...
... outward relation; that religion is an outward thing, that passes between God and
us, like terms of behavior between man and man; that sin hurts, and separates ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-2-130 there never could have.htm

Whether the Pains of Purgatory Surpass all the Temporal Pains of ...
... Again, since pain is not hurt, but the sense of hurt, the more sensitive a thing
is, the greater the pain caused by that which hurts it: wherefore hurts ...
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Whether Evil is Adequately Divided into Pain* and Fault?
... 4: On the contrary, It would seem that this division is superfluous: for, as Augustine
says (Enchiridion 12), a thing is evil "because it hurts." But whatever ...
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Whether a Human Action is Meritorious or Demeritorious in So Far ...
... Wherefore, any good or evil, done to the member of a society, redounds on
the whole society: thus, who hurts the hand, hurts the man. ...
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Whether Hatred of Our Neighbor is the Most Grievous Sin against ...
... Therefore hatred is the worst. On the contrary, A thing is said to be evil,
because it hurts, as Augustine observes (Enchiridion xii). ...
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Hurts (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Hurts (5 Occurrences). ... (See RSV). Proverbs 26:28 A lying
tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin. (WEB NIV). ...
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Whip (7 Occurrences)
... boy. 4. (vt) To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm,
abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to. 5. (vt ...
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Flattering (11 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS). Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a
flattering mouth works ruin. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Honors (11 Occurrences)
... Psalms 15:4 In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear
Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change; (WEB NAS ...
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Vile (59 Occurrences)
... Psalms 15:4 In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear
Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change; (WEB KJV ...
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Despised (96 Occurrences)
... Psalms 15:4 In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear
Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change; (WEB JPS ...
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Hates (37 Occurrences)
... him. (See NAS RSV). Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and
a flattering mouth works ruin. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs ...
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Keeps (154 Occurrences)
... Psalms 15:4 In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear
Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change; (WEB NIV). ...
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Ruin (135 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts;
and a flattering mouth works ruin. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Hurtling (1 Occurrence)

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