53 Bible Verses about Anxiety

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing? look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they? 'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?read more.
and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin; and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God doth so clothe -- not much more you, O ye of little faith? therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round? for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these; but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day is the evil of it.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

Be not afraid, for with thee I am, Look not around, for I am thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

I sought Jehovah, and He answered me, And from all my fears did deliver me.

'Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace -- peace! For in Thee it is confident.

'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls, for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.'

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down,

Desist, and know that I am God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you -- an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them. He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away. They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.read more.
For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.

Also -- when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff -- they comfort me.

and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

and may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord is with you all!

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God is for us, who is against us?

be strong and courageous, fear not, nor be terrified because of them, for Jehovah thy God is He who is going with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee.'

And now, thus said Jehovah, Thy Creator, O Jacob, and thy Fashioner, O Israel, Be not afraid, for I have redeemed thee, I have called on thy name -- thou art Mine.

And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And is quiet from fear of evil!'

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually, He is saying of Jehovah, 'My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'

Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.

By David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come? My help is from Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,

No temptation hath taken you -- except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear it.

In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

For I, Jehovah thy God, Am strengthening thy right hand, He who is saying to thee, 'Fear not, I have helped thee.'

And now, thus said Jehovah, Thy Creator, O Jacob, and thy Fashioner, O Israel, Be not afraid, for I have redeemed thee, I have called on thy name -- thou art Mine. When thou passest into waters, I am with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee. For I -- Jehovah thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour, I have appointed Egypt thine atonement, Cush and Seba in thy stead.read more.
Since thou wast precious in Mine eyes, Thou wast honoured, and I have loved thee, And I appoint men in thy stead, And peoples instead of thy life.

'No man doth station himself before thee all days of thy life; as I have been with Moses, I am with thee, I do not fail thee, nor forsake thee; be strong and courageous, for thou -- thou dost cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give to them. Only, be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded thee; thou dost not turn aside from it right or left, so that thou dost act wisely in every place whither thou goest;

and the God of the peace shall bruise the Adversary under your feet quickly; the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen!

Because in Me he hath delighted, I also deliver him -- I set him on high, Because he hath known My name. He doth call Me, and I answer him, I am with him in distress, I deliver him, and honour him. With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!

and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit? If, then, ye are not able for the least -- why for the rest are ye anxious?

'Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory about to be revealed in us;

teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days -- till the full end of the age.'

But those expecting Jehovah pass to power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day;