45 Bible Verses about Worry And Stress

Which of you, though he took thought therefore, could put one cubit unto his stature?

Which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

Therefore take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?' Or. 'What shall we drink?' Or, 'Wherewith shall we be clothed?'

Care not then for the morrow: but let the morrow care for itself. For the day present hath ever enough of his own trouble.

Heaviness discourageth the heart of man, but a good word maketh it glad again.

This understand, that in the last days shall come perilous times:

In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart, thy comforts have refreshed my soul.

And beside the things which outwardly happen unto me, I am cumbered daily and do care for all congregations.

And why care ye then for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They labor not, neither spin:

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

Put away displeasure out of thine heart, and remove evil from thy body: for childhood and youth is but vanity.

that they may drink it, and forget their misery and adversity.

And yet for all that, I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his royalty, was not arrayed like unto one of these.

And Jesus answered, and said unto her, "Martha, Martha, thou carest, and are troubled, about many things:

If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least: why take ye thought for the remnant?

For where much carefulness is, there are many dreams: and where many words are, there men may hear fools.

And he said unto his disciples, "Let not your hearts be troubled: believe in God, and believe in me.

and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is made unfruitful.

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow shall be cast into the furnace, shall he not much more do the same unto you, O ye of little faith?

A merry heart is the life of the body; but rancor consumeth away the bones.

The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.

Take not over great travail and labour to be rich, beware of such a purpose.

Give strong drink unto such as are condemned to death, and wine unto those that mourn:

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

And ye shall be brought to the head rulers and kings for my sake, in witness to them and to the Gentiles.

"Thou son of man: with a fearful trembling shalt thou eat thy bread, with carefulness and sorrow shalt thou drink thy water.

When Jesus heard that, he answered to the maiden's father, saying, "Fear not. Believe only, and she shall be made whole."

For where much wisdom is, there is also great travail and disquietness; and the more knowledge a man hath, the more is his care.

Also: if thy right hand offend thee, cut him off, and cast him from thee: better it is that one of thy members perish than that all thy body should be cast into hell.

But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds might be known, how that they are wrought in God."

If thou be overseen and negligent in time of need, then is thy strength but small.

Obey them that have the oversight of you, and submit yourselves to them, for they watch for your souls, even as they that must give accounts for them: that they may do it with joy, and not with grief. For that is an unprofitable thing for you.

Tell nothing into the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

For every man that evil doeth, hateth the light: neither cometh to light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

And there shall be signs, in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars: and in the earth the people shall be in such perplexity, that they shall not tell which way to turn themselves. The sea and the waters shall roar,

A merry heart maketh a lusty age; but a sorrowful mind drieth up the bones.

While he thus thought, Behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: For that which is conceived in her is of the holy ghost.

Let us not be weary of well doing. For when the time is come we shall reap without weariness.

A good report out of a far country, is like cold water to a thirsty soul.

And see that you think not to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father': for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

But when I saw that they went not the right way after the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter, before all men, "If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of the gentiles, and not as do the Jews: why causest thou the gentiles to live as do the Jews?"

But now, seeing ye know God - yea rather are known of God - how is it that ye turn again unto the weak and beggarly ceremonies, whereunto again ye desire afresh to be in bondage?

And the enemy that soweth them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers be the angels.

But I fear, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.

No man can serve two masters: For either he shall hate the one, and love the other; or else he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.