43 Bible Verses about Worrying

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself a cubit taller?

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;

So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.

So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.

Among all my troubled thoughts, your comforts are the delight of my soul.

If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:

And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

And why are you troubled about clothing? See the flowers of the field, how they come up; they do no work, they make no thread:

Putting all your troubles on him, for he takes care of you.

So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.

Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

In addition to all the other things, there is that which comes on me every day, the care of all the churches.

But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife.

But it is my desire for you to be free from cares. The unmarried man gives his mind to the things of the Lord, how he may give pleasure to the Lord:

And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

Care in the heart of a man makes it weighted down, but a good word makes it glad.

For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.

But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

Let not your heart be troubled: have faith in God and have faith in me.

But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.

When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.

Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.

For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.