45 Bible Verses about Worry And Stress

And who of you by worrying can add one hour to [the length of] his life?

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

Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’

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

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

But understand this, that in the last days dangerous times [of great stress and trouble] will come [difficult days that will be hard to bear].

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your comforts delight me.

Besides those external things, there is the daily [inescapable] pressure of my concern for all the churches.

And why are you worried about clothes? See how the lilies and wildflowers of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin [wool to make clothing],

So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

Therefore, remove sorrow and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, for childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.

Let him drink and forget his poverty
And no longer remember his trouble.

yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory and splendor dressed himself like one of these.

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

So if you are not even able to do a very little thing [such as that], why are you worried about the rest?

For the dream comes through much effort, and the voice of the fool through many words.

“Do not let your heart be troubled (afraid, cowardly). Believe [confidently] in God and trust in Him, [have faith, hold on to it, rely on it, keep going and] believe also in Me.

but the worries and cares of the world [the distractions of this age with its worldly pleasures], and the deceitfulness [and the false security or glamour] of wealth [or fame], and the passionate desires for all the other things creep in and choke out the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

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

A calm and peaceful and tranquil heart is life and health to the body,
But passion and envy are like rottenness to the bones.

The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].

Do not weary yourself [with the overwhelming desire] to gain wealth;
Cease from your own understanding of it.

Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.

For My yoke is easy [to bear] and My burden is light.”

and you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

“Son of man, eat your bread with anxiety, and drink your water with trembling and with fear.

But Jesus, hearing this, answered him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe and trust [in Me and have faith in My ability to do this], and she will be made well.”

For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow.

If your right hand makes you stumble and leads you to sin, cut it off and throw it away [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

But whoever practices truth [and does what is right—morally, ethically, spiritually] comes to the Light, so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are—accomplished in God [divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in dependence on Him].”

If you are slack (careless) in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.

Obey your [spiritual] leaders and submit to them [recognizing their authority over you], for they are keeping watch over your souls and continually guarding your spiritual welfare as those who will give an account [of their stewardship of you]. Let them do this with joy and not with grief and groans, for this would be of no benefit to you.

Do not speak in the ears of a fool,
For he will despise the [godly] wisdom of your words.

For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light [but shrinks from it] for fear that his [sinful, worthless] activities will be exposed and condemned.

“There will be signs (attesting miracles) in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth [there will be] distress and anguish among nations, in perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea and the waves,

A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in.

Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
So is good news from a distant land.

and do not presume to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [so our inheritance assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham.

But when I saw that they were not being straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas (Peter) in front of everyone, “If you, being a Jew, live [as you have been living] like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how is it that you are [now virtually] forcing the Gentiles to live like Jews [if they want to eat with you]?”

Now, however, since you have come to know [the true] God [through personal experience], or rather to be known by God, how is it that you are turning back again to the weak and worthless elemental principles [of religions and philosophies], to which you want to be enslaved all over again?

and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

But I am afraid that, even as the serpent beguiled Eve by his cunning, your minds may be corrupted and led away from the simplicity of [your sincere and] pure devotion to Christ.

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].