Bible Verses

Topical Study

Bible Verses About Anxiety

Scripture for worry, fear, and an unsettled mind.

26 verses · curated by hand

From the wider Bible

More verses about anxiety in Scripture

526 passages mentioning “fear” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

Page 25 of 27

  1. 2 Corinthians 5:11

    “Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.”

  2. 2 Corinthians 7:1

    “Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”

  3. 2 Corinthians 7:5

    “For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.”

  4. 2 Corinthians 7:11

    “For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.”

  5. 2 Corinthians 7:15

    “His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.”

  6. 2 Corinthians 11:3

    “But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”

  7. 2 Corinthians 12:20

    “For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;”

  8. Galatians 2:2

    “I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.”

  9. Galatians 2:12

    “For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.”

  10. Ephesians 5:21

    “subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.”

  11. Ephesians 6:5

    “Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;”

  12. Philippians 1:14

    “and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.”

  13. Philippians 2:12

    “So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

  14. Colossians 2:1

    “For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;”

  15. Colossians 3:22

    “Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.”

  16. 1 Thessalonians 3:5

    “For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.”

  17. 1 Timothy 5:20

    “Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.”

  18. Hebrews 2:15

    “and might deliver all of them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”

  19. Hebrews 4:1

    “Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.”

  20. Hebrews 5:7

    “He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,”

Frequently asked

Questions about anxiety in the Bible

What does the Bible say about anxiety?
The Bible repeatedly tells believers not to be anxious (Matthew 6:34, Philippians 4:6, 1 Peter 5:7) — not as a moral demand but as an invitation to transfer worry to God who cares for them.
Which Bible verse helps with panic and worry?
Philippians 4:6-7 is the most-shared anxiety verse — it gives both the practice (pray with thanksgiving) and the promise (a peace that guards the heart). 1 Peter 5:7 and Matthew 6:34 are close seconds.
Can the Bible cure anxiety?
Scripture offers spiritual resources for anxiety, not a clinical cure. Severe or persistent anxiety is a medical issue and seeing a GP or therapist is wise. The verses on this page are companions for the inner work, not a replacement for professional care.