49 Bible Verses about Being Scared

Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you," says the Lord.

So I responded to you, "Do not be terrified of them!

Then Joshua said to them, "Don't be afraid and don't panic! Be strong and brave, for the Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.

When I am afraid, I trust in you.

"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.

So the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love.

Don't be afraid, for I am with you! Don't be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you -- yes, I help you -- yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?

You need not fear the terrors of the night, the arrow that flies by day,

Hearing this, the men became even more afraid and said to him, "What have you done?" (The men said this because they knew that he was trying to escape from the Lord, because he had previously told them.)

It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation -- a sign which is from God.

I am not afraid of the multitude of people who attack me from all directions.

The man replied, "I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."

He said to me, "Don't be afraid, you who are valued. Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!" When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, "Sir, you may speak now, for you have given me strength."

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the Lord.

And he said to them, "Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?"

The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

But he said to them, "It is I. Do not be afraid."

When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.

The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent,

The Lord told Joshua, "Don't be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. Not one of them can resist you."

Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully and not remember me or think about me? Because I have been silent for so long, you are not afraid of me.

Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you so that you do not sin."

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.

In fact, the scene was so terrifying that Moses said, "I shudder with fear."

and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death.

Don't be afraid, for you will not be put to shame! Don't be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated! You will forget about the shame you experienced in your youth; you will no longer remember the disgrace of your abandonment.

For now you have become like these streams that are no help; you see a terror, and are afraid.

"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

In God -- I boast in his promise -- in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him because I will be with you to save you and to rescue you from his power. I, the Lord, affirm it!

You will not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked;

So Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.

In addition, the officers are to say to the troops, "Who among you is afraid and fainthearted? He may go home so that he will not make his fellow soldier's heart as fearful as his own."

So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you belong to the Lord, and they will respect you.

(for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation,

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!

foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

For the very thing I dreaded has happened to me, and what I feared has come upon me.

All the kingdoms of the surrounding lands were afraid of God when they heard how the Lord had fought against Israel's enemies.