49 Bible Verses about Being Scared
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Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the LORD."
And Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight."
"I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
And 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 casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, "What is this that you have done!" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.
I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
And he said, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself."
And he said, "O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage." And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me."
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."
When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.
If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,
And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you."
Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not lay it to heart? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and you do not fear 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, that you may not sin."
Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear."
and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
"Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
"Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not fear him, declares the LORD, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes,
Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.
And the officers shall speak further to the people, and say, 'Is there any man who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, lest he make the heart of his fellows melt like his own.'
So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"
And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you.
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,
Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
