Bible Verses About Anxiety (37 Verses)
This collection has 37 Bible verses about anxiety: 18 from the Old Testament and 19 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (11 verses), across 15 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about anxiety? Read 32 carefully selected Bible verses about anxiety, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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37 Bible Verses About Anxiety
"In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
"casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you."
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
"Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient."
"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
"In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul."
"In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul."
"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."
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
"Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing."
"The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."
“Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father’s will,
"Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father."
"And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus."
"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
"You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you."
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
"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."
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
"Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit."
"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
"Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls."
"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”
"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."
"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?"
"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?"
“Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
"Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?"
"My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus."
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
"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?"
"Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?"
"Even the youths faint and get weary, and the young men utterly fall; But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint."
"Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
"Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing."
"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."
"He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters."
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters."
"He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake."
"He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake."
"In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety."
"I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety."
"I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”"
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
"Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”"
"The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace."
"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful."
"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful."
"Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble."
"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them."
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
"We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose."
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
"No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
"Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth."
"The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth."
"For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control."
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
"Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved."
"Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
"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.”"
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
"So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”"
"So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."
"Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 3, 2026.
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This collection has 37 Bible verses about anxiety: 18 from the Old Testament and 19 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (11 verses), across 15 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about anxiety? Read 32 carefully selected Bible verses about anxiety, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Philippians 4:6: "In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." 1 Peter 5:7: "casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you." Matthew 6:34: "Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient." Full collection: 37 verses on this page (49% Old Testament, 51% New Testament).
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