# Is “Time heals all wounds” in the Bible?

> No. “Time heals all wounds” is not in the Bible.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/time-heals-all-wounds
By Andrew Kittridge · October 28, 2026

Scripture names God, not time, as the healer: he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds (Psalm 147:3).

Not in the Bible. Origin uncertain.

## What the Bible says instead

> He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
>
> — [Psalm 147:3](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/147#3) (Lumin Translation)

> He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will not exist any longer, and neither will grief or crying or pain, because the former things have gone away.”
>
> — [Revelation 21:4](https://www.lumin.faith/read/revelation/21#4) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “Time heals all wounds” in the Bible?

No. “Time heals all wounds” is not in the Bible. Scripture names God, not time, as the healer: he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds (Psalm 147:3).

### What does the Bible say instead?

Read Psalm 147:3, Revelation 21:4. Scripture names God, not time, as the healer: he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds (Psalm 147:3).

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