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Bible Verses About Anxiety
Scripture for worry, fear, and an unsettled mind.
26 verses · curated by hand
Joshua 1:9
"Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”"
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In chapterIsaiah 41:10
"Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness."
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In chapterPhilippians 4:7
"And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus."
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In chapterJohn 14:27
"Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful."
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In chapterPhilippians 4:6-7
"In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus."
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In chapterDeuteronomy 31:6
"Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”"
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In chapterPsalms 27:1
"By David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?"
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In chapterPsalm 42:11
"Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God."
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In chapterMatthew 6:34
"Therefore don't be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day's own evil is sufficient."
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In chapterIsaiah 26:3
"You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you."
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In chapterMatthew 6:25
"Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?"
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In chapterJohn 14:1
"“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me."
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In chapter2 Timothy 1:7
"For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control."
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In chapterPsalm 94:19
"In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul."
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In chapterPsalms 34:4
"I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears."
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In chapterPsalms 42:11
"Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God."
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In chapterIsaiah 41:13
"For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’"
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In chapterMatthew 6:26
"See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?"
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In chapter1 John 4:18
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love."
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In chapter2 Kings 6:16
"He answered, “Don’t be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”"
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In chapterPsalms 34:17
"The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles."
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In chapterPsalms 55:22
"Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved."
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In chapterFrom the wider Bible
More verses about anxiety in Scripture
526 passages mentioning “fear” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.
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Luke 12:5
“But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.”
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Luke 12:7
“But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.”
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Luke 12:32
“Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.”
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Luke 18:2
“saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God, and didn’t respect man.”
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Luke 18:4
“He wouldn’t for a while, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,”
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Luke 19:21
“for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’”
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Luke 20:19
“The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people — for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.”
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Luke 21:11
“There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.”
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Luke 21:26
“men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
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Luke 22:2
“The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.”
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Luke 23:40
“But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?”
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Luke 24:37
“But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.”
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John 7:13
“Yet no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.”
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John 9:22
“His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.”
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John 12:15
““Don’t be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey’s colt.””
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John 19:38
“After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.”
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John 20:19
“When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle, and said to them, “Peace be to you.””
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Acts 2:43
“Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.”
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Acts 5:5
“Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things.”
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Acts 5:11
“Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things.”
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