49 Bible Verses about Being Scared

Don't be afraid of them, because I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD.

"Then I told you, "Don't be terrified or afraid of them.

Joshua told the army, "Don't fear or be dismayed! Be strong and courageous, because this is how the LORD will treat all of your enemies whom you fight."

On days when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

"But I tell you, my friends, never be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can't do anything more.

Then the angel told her, "Stop being afraid, Mary, because you have found favor with God.

There is no fear where love exists. Rather, perfect love banishes fear, for fear involves punishment, and the person who lives in fear has not been perfected in love.

Don't be afraid, because I'm with you; don't be anxious, because I am your God. I keep on strengthening you; I'm truly helping you. I'm surely upholding you with my victorious right hand."

The LORD is with me. I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?

You need not fear terror that stalks in the night, the arrow that flies in the day,

In mounting terror, the men asked him, "What have you done?" The men were aware that he was fleeing from the LORD, because he had admitted this to them.

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

in God I will put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me.

and that you are not intimidated by your opponents in any way. This is evidence that they will be destroyed and that you will be saved and all because of God.

I will not fear multitudes of people, who set themselves against me on every side.

"I heard your voice in the garden," the man answered, "and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid from you."

and said, "Don't be afraid, man highly regarded. Be at peace, and be strong.' "As soon as he spoke to me, I gained strength and replied, "Sir, please speak, now that you've strengthened me.'

Stop being afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

I am afraid for you! I don't want my work for you to have been wasted!

"Have courage!" Jesus immediately told them. "It's me. Stop being afraid!"

He need not fear a bad report, for his heart is unshaken, since he trusts in the LORD.

He asked them, "Why are you such cowards? Don't you have any faith yet?"

Fearing any human being is a trap, but confiding in the LORD keeps anyone safe.

When they hand you over, don't worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say, because in that hour what you are to say will be given to you.

But he told them, "It is I. Stop being afraid!"

When you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant.

One night, the Lord told Paul in a vision, "Stop being afraid to speak out! Don't remain silent!

The LORD told Joshua, "Don't fear them, because I have handed them over to you. Not one of them will withstand you."

"Whom did you so dread and while you feared me that you lied, and you did not remember me, and did not lay to heart these things? Haven't I remained silent for a long time, and still you don't fear me?"

Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you may fear him in order that you don't sin."

It was in weakness, fear, and great trembling that I came to you.

Indeed, the sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."

and might free those who were slaves all their lives because they were terrified by death.

"Don't be afraid, because you won't be ashamed; don't fear shame, for you won't be humiliated because you will forget the disgrace of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

"And now you're all just like them, aren't you? You see my terror and are terrified.

Stop being afraid, little flock, because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

The fear of the LORD is where wisdom begins, and knowing holiness demonstrates understanding.

In God, whose word I praise, in God I put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me.

Don't be afraid of the king of Babylon as you have been. Don't fear him,' declares the LORD, "because I am with you to save you and deliver you from his control.

Do not be afraid of sudden disaster, or the devastation that comes to the wicked.

Now Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him and had departed from Saul.

"Let the officials also speak to the army, "Is there a man here who is afraid and faint-hearted? Let him go back home. Otherwise, he may demoralize his fellow soldier.'

Hence we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"

"Then all the people of the earth will observe that the name of the LORDis proclaimed among you, and they will fear you.

For the authorities are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you like to live without being afraid of the authorities? Then do what is right, and you will receive their approval.

Don't be afraid when someone gets rich, when the glory of his household increases.

Foreigners will wilt away; they will come trembling out of their stronghold.

For the dreaded thing that I feared has happened to me, what caused me to worry has engulfed me.

Fear of God seized all of the kingdoms in the surrounding territories when they heard that the LORD had battled Israel's enemies.