43 Bible Verses about Worrying

And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?

And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life’s span?

When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say;

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’

“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.

If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters?

But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;

but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.

Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.

but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife,

But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.

For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
But a good word makes it glad.

For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things.

And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on.

When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.

But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.”

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!

“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

Do not fret because of evildoers
Or be envious of the wicked;

Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

“For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of drought
Nor cease to yield fruit.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

A Psalm of David.
Do not fret because of evildoers,
Be not envious toward wrongdoers.

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.