KJV Bible Verses for Recovery

1. Scripture — Verified KJV

• "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."

  — 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

• "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

  — 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)

• "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

  — Philippians 4:13 (KJV)

• "I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings."

  — Psalm 40:1–2 (KJV)

• "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed."

  — James 5:16 (KJV)

• "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."

  — John 8:36 (KJV)

• "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."

  — Romans 6:14 (KJV)

• "It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."

  — Lamentations 3:22–23 (KJV)

2. God's Promise

• In Christ you are a new creature — the old has passed away (2 Corinthians 5:17).
• Every temptation has a God-made way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13).
• Whom the Son sets free is free indeed (John 8:36).
• His mercy is new every morning, including this one (Lamentations 3:22–23).

3. Personalized Prayer

Father, I cannot do this on my own and I am done pretending. I surrender this craving, this habit, this hour to You. Show me the way of escape You have already prepared, and give me strength for the next twenty-four hours. Make me new — not someday, but starting now. In Jesus' name, amen.

4. Your Next Faithful Step

Remove the immediate access point right now — pour it out, delete the app, block the number, leave the room. Then write today's date and the words 'Day One' in your Bible.

5. Accountability

Call or text one trustworthy believer today and confess specifically what you are fighting. James 5:16 ties confession to healing — secrecy is the soil sin grows in. If you do not have someone, find a Celebrate Recovery group this week.

6. Encouragement & Hope

Falling down is not the end of recovery; staying down is. A just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again (Proverbs 24:16). Get up.

7. Trust

Sin shall not have dominion over you (Romans 6:14). That is not a feeling to chase — it is a fact to stand on. Trust the verdict God has already declared over your life.

8. Transformation

The God who lifted you out of the miry clay sets your feet on a rock and establishes your goings (Psalm 40:2). The very story you are ashamed of becomes the testimony that frees someone else.