45 Bible Verses about Worry And Stress

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'

"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.

When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,

Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?

For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with many words.

"Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.

The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.

"Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety.

But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well."

For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.

But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God."

If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words.

For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

"And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?"

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?

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

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a 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 money.