23 Bible Verses about Anxiety, Examples Of

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Genesis 20:7-9

Give the man's wife back to him now. He is a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not give her back, you and all who belong to you are doomed to die. So Abimelech got up early in the morning. He called all his servants and told them everything. The men were very afraid. Then Abimelech called Abraham. He said to him: What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you? You have brought a great sin on me and on my kingdom. You have done to me things that ought not to be done.

Exodus 14:10

The Israelites saw the king coming with his army. They were frightened and begged Jehovah for help.

Numbers 22:3

The Moabites were very afraid because there were so many Israelites. Also, the Moabites did not like these people.

Deuteronomy 20:3

He should say: Listen, Israel, today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not lose your courage! Do not be afraid. Do not tremble because of them.

Joshua 9:24

They answered Joshua: For the reason that it was absolutely told to your servants, how Jehovah your God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and destroy all the inhabitants of the land. Therefore we were very afraid for our lives because of you. So we did this thing.

1 Samuel 17:23-24

David talked to his brothers. Goliath came out from the line of Philistines and boasted as usual. David heard him. When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath they were afraid and ran off.

1 Samuel 21:12

David thought about what they said. It made him afraid of Achish.

1 Samuel 28:20

At once Saul fell down and lay stretched out on the ground. He was terrified by what Samuel said. He was weak because he had not eaten anything all day and all night.

1 Samuel 31:4

He said to the young man carrying his weapons: Draw your sword and kill me. That way these godless Philistines will not gloat over me and kill me. But the young man was too terrified to do it. So Saul took his own sword and threw himself on it.

2 Samuel 22:5

The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.

1 Chronicles 10:4

Saul said to his armor-bearer: Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

Nehemiah 2:2-3

The king said to me: Why is your face sad, seeing that you are not ill? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was full of fear. I said to the king: May the king live a very long time. My face should look sad for the town where my fathers are buried is devastated. It has been destroyed by fire.

Esther 4:4

Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. The queen's grief was great indeed. She sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not wear them.

Job 6:4

The Almighty's arrows are in me. My spirit drinks in their poison. God's terrors set themselves against me.

Psalm 55:5

Fear and trembling have overcome me. Horror has overwhelmed me.

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death became tangled around me. The fear of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.

Ezekiel 27:35

All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you. Their kings are horribly afraid. They are troubled in countenance.

Mark 9:5-6

Peter said to Jesus: Teacher it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. Peter and the others were afraid and they did not know what to say.

Matthew 17:6

When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces. They were very afraid.

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