43 Bible Verses about Worrying

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?

When they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto the rulers, and officers, take no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall speak.

But when they deliver you up, take no thought, how, or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you even in that same hour, what ye shall say.

Therefore I say unto you, be not careful for your life what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what raiment ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth than meat? and the body more of value than raiment?

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.

Let it stick therefore fast in your hearts, not once to study before, what ye shall answer for yourselves:

Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be overcome with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this world: and that, that day come on you unawares.

Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.

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

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

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

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.

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

Cast all your care to him: for he careth for you.

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

O cast thy burden or care upon the LORD; he shall nourish thee, and not leave the righteous in unquietness.

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

but he that hath married, careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

I would have you without care; the single man careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

And ask not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither climb ye up on high:

After all these things seek the gentiles: For your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one white hair or black:

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

for all such things the heathen people of the world seek for. Your father knoweth that ye have need of such things.

And he spake unto his disciples, "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat: Neither for your body, what ye shall put on.

But when they lead you, and present you, take no thought aforehand what ye shall say, neither imagine: but whatsoever is given you at the same time, that speak. For it shall not be ye that shall speak, but the holy ghost.

And Martha was cumbered about much serving, and stood and said, "Master, dost thou not care, that my sister hath left me to minister alone? Bid her therefore, that she help me."

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which neither have storehouse nor barn, and yet God feedeth them. How much are ye better then the fowls?

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

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?

Why seest thou a mote in thy brother's eye, and perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Let not thy wrath and jealousy move thee, to follow the wicked and ungodly.

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither reap, nor yet carry into the barns, and yet your heavenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

For he shall be as a tree, that is planted by the waterside: which spreadeth out the root unto moistness, whom the heat cannot harm, when it cometh, but his leaves are green. And though there grow but little fruit because of drought yet is he not careful, but he never leaveth off to bring forth fruit.

If thou sleepest thou shalt not be afraid, but shall take thy rest and sleep sweetly.

{A Psalm of David} Fret not thyself because of the ungodly; neither be thou envious against the evil doers.

For the holy ghost shall teach you in the same hour, what ye ought to say."

A labouring man sleepeth sweetly, whether it be little or much that he eateth; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.