100+ Powerful Bible Quotes About Fasting and Prayer for Spiritual Breakthrough

“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.” — Matthew 6:16

“But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face.” — Matthew 6:17

“So that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen.” — Matthew 6:18

“The tax collector stood at a distance, would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’” — Luke 18:13

“Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” — Luke 18:14

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” — James 4:10

“He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.” — Proverbs 3:34

“To this man will I look: he that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at my word.” — Isaiah 66:2

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:3

“For though the Lord is high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.” — Psalm 138:6

“Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” — 1 Peter 5:5

“Before destruction a man’s heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.” — Proverbs 18:12

“Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” — Joel 2:12

“Rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful.” — Joel 2:13

“When I weep and fast, it brings scorn upon me.” — Psalm 69:10

“I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned to my heart.” — Psalm 35:13

“Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.” — Daniel 9:3

“Let us examine our ways and return to the Lord.” — Lamentations 3:40

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven.” — 2 Chronicles 7:14

“Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.” — Acts 3:19

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.” — Matthew 11:21

“John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” — Mark 1:4

“Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.” — Matthew 3:8

“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret.” — 2 Corinthians 7:10

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” — Jeremiah 29:13

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” — Psalm 42:1

“My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” — Psalm 42:2

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” — James 4:8

“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.” — Isaiah 55:6

“Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” — Psalm 34:8

“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.” — Psalm 73:25

“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.” — Psalm 27:4

“Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.” — Psalm 119:18

“I called out to God for help. I cried out to God to hear my voice.” — Psalm 77:1

“Early will I seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my body longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” — Psalm 63:1

“Your face, Lord, I will seek.” — Psalm 27:8

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” — Matthew 24:14

“Then Jesus said to them, ‘This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting.’” — Mark 9:29

“Nothing will be impossible for you.” — Matthew 17:20

“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy.” — Luke 10:19

“The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” — James 5:16

“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” — Jeremiah 33:3

“Is anything too hard for the Lord?” — Genesis 18:14

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God.” — 2 Corinthians 10:5

“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” — 2 Corinthians 10:4

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” — Matthew 7:7

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” — Ephesians 3:20

“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles.” — Isaiah 40:31

“Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” — Luke 18:1

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” — Mark 11:24

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” — Colossians 4:2

“Pray without ceasing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:17

“Be persistent in prayer.” — Romans 12:12

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.” — Matthew 26:41

“And he said to them, ‘Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.’” — Mark 6:31

“They were continually devoting themselves to prayer.” — Acts 1:14

“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” — Colossians 4:2

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” — Philippians 4:6

“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9

“I cry out to God Most High, to God, who vindicates me.” — Psalm 77:2

“But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face.” — Matthew 6:17

“This kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” — Matthew 17:21

“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’” — Acts 13:2

“They fasted and prayed and laid hands on them and sent them off.” — Acts 13:3

“David mourned and fasted for the child.” — 2 Samuel 12:16

“They proclaimed a fast, and David prayed concerning the child.” — 2 Samuel 12:16

“I went without wine, and I did not eat meat or any rich food.” — Daniel 10:3

“For ten days I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips.” — Daniel 10:3

“Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water.” — Exodus 34:28

“Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry.” — Matthew 4:2

“The disciples of John came to him, saying, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’” — Matthew 9:14

“The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.” — Matthew 9:15

“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people.” — 1 Timothy 2:1

“Pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” — James 5:16

“Moses said to the Lord, ‘You have been telling me, “Lead these people,” but you have not let me know whom you will send with me.’” — Exodus 33:12

“But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, ‘O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people?’” — Exodus 32:11

“I urged you to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” — Psalm 122:6

“Intercede for me, brothers, before the Lord.” — Romans 15:30

“I appeal to you by the mercies of God, present your bodies as a living sacrifice.” — Romans 12:1

“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:11

“Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.” — Ephesians 6:18

“Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always wrestling in prayer for you.” — Colossians 4:12

“He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” — Romans 8:27

“Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” — Romans 8:34

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5

“In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” — Proverbs 3:6

“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this.” — Psalm 37:5

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” — Psalm 23:4

“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” — Psalm 23:1

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” — 1 Peter 5:7

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” — John 14:27

“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” — Philippians 4:13

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” — Psalm 46:1

“The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?” — Psalm 27:1

“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid.” — Isaiah 12:2

“Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.” — Psalm 9:10

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” — Matthew 5:6

“Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” — Matthew 4:4

“My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you.” — Isaiah 26:9

“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” — Psalm 119:103

“I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.” — Psalm 119:131

“Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.” — Psalm 119:24

“I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” — Psalm 119:11

“Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.” — Psalm 119:97

“The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” — Psalm 119:130

“Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” — Psalm 90:14

“Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry.’” — John 6:35

“Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” — John 4:14

“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things.” — John 14:25-26

“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever.” — Deuteronomy 29:29

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water.” — Jeremiah 17:7

“The revelation of your words brings light; it gives understanding to the simple.” — Psalm 119:130

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” — Psalm 119:105

“Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.” — Psalm 119:18

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things.” — John 14:26

“However, when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth.” — John 16:13

“For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.” — 1 Corinthians 2:10

“No one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.” — 1 Corinthians 2:11

“We have received the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.” — 1 Corinthians 2:12

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son.” — John 1:14