39 Bible Verses about Worrying About The Future

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

And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?

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

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.

Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’

“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters?

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.

Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,

For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

He will not fear evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.

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

When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

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

So Peter seeing him *said to Jesus, “Lord, and what about this man?”

“Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.

Jesus *said to him, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!”

Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

“Do not call to mind the former things,
Or ponder things of the past.

For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.

The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from evil,

“In righteousness you will be established;
You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear;
And from terror, for it will not come near you.

But truly we have done this out of concern, for a reason, saying, ‘In time to come your sons may say to our sons, “What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel?

for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

In the day of prosperity be happy,
But in the day of adversity consider—
God has made the one as well as the other
So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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

men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.