Verses Incorrectly Cited as Healing Scriptures

The verses below have been quoted by certain other people as healing Scriptures, but none of them actually is a “healing Scripture” as claimed.  I am all for backing up the preaching of divine healing with Scripture, but we should check out our verses in the original language and context before making bold claims based on them.

2 Timothy 1:7:
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

The error here has to do with the “sound mind” at the end.

Misapplication: “If you are having any mental illness issues, you can claim 2 Timothy 1:7, which promises you a sound mind!”
The Truth: “Sound mind” is better translated “self-control” and has nothing to do with mental illnesses.  However, there are plenty of other Scriptures you can believe that indicate your right to walk free from mental illnesses.  For example, there is mental illness in the curse for breaking the Law, and Christ has redeemed you from that curse.

Also, this verse is used to “prove” that fear is a spirit, but the Greek word used there for fear really means timidity, not fright.  Paul had “fears within” (2 Corinthians 7:5), so if fear were a spirit, Paul would have been demonized and would have needed deliverance from at least two demons!  He would have had to repent for allowing an evil spirit inside him when he came to the Corinthians “in fear and in much trembling” (1 Corinthians 2:3).

1 Corinthians 2:16:
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him?  But we have the mind of Christ.

Misapplication: “I am healed from brain issues because I have the mind of Christ.”
The Truth: Having “the mind of Christ” does not mean having “the brain of Christ.”  If this word meant brain, you would get some very interesting doctrine from other places where this same Greek word (nous) is used: Revelation 13:18: “…Let him who has a brain count the number of the beast...” (Everyone has a brain, though that fact is more in manifestation with some people than with others.)  1 Corinthians 14:15: “…I will pray with the brain…” and 1 Corinthians 14:19: “…I had rather speak five words with my brain…” might even be used to back the horrible idea of “unspoken prayer requests” while 1 Corinthians 1:10’s exhortation that we all be joined together in the same brain would sound like we would be part of the Borg Collective on Star Trek.  Really, the word is talking more about attitude and understanding than an actual physical organ.  But there are plenty of other Scriptures you can use to prove that you are redeemed from mental illnesses.

Proverbs 10:7:
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

Misapplication: “If you are suffering from Alzheimer’s or any other form of senility, claim your healing with this verse – your memory is blessed!”
The Truth: As is clear from the context, “memory” here means how you are remembered by others and does not refer to your physical brain’s capacity to remember things.  However, you ARE redeemed from memory problems; this simply isn’t the Scripture to use to prove that.

Proverbs 11:1:
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

Misapplication: “If you have weight issues, God wants you to have the proper balance in your diet so that your weight will be the correct weight for your physique.”
The Truth: This has to do with the weights used with merchant scales, not the weights of the merchants or anyone else!  Some cheaters used weights that weighed less than they were marked so that they could get away with selling less than the supposed amount of whatever was being sold and make more money.  Such fake weights are an abomination, but true weights are the Lord’s delight.

Amos 4:6:
And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Misapplication: “God has promised you supernaturally clean teeth.”
The Truth: The real reason their teeth were “clean” is that they were unable to eat because there was no food available (“want of bread”).  This verse has absolutely nothing to do with dental hygiene, and for all our sakes, please use a toothbrush rather than declining to use one because you’re claiming supernatural cleanness of teeth.