Bible Verses About Fear (49 Verses)
This collection has 49 Bible verses about fear: 48 from the Old Testament and 1 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (42 verses), across 7 books of Scripture.
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49 Bible Verses About Fear
"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."
"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 is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?"
"The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
"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."
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love."
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
"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."
"When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet."
"When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet."
"For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard."
"For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard."
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
"Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;"
"Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;"
"though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah."
"Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah."
"Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah."
"The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah."
"Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth."
"Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth."
"He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire."
"He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire."
“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."
"Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah."
"The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah."
"Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident."
"Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident."
"One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple."
"One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple."
"For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock."
"For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock."
"Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me; I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh."
"And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD."
"Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me."
"Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me."
"When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”"
"When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek."
"Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation."
"Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation."
"When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up."
"When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up."
"Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies."
"Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies."
"Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty."
"Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty."
"I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living."
"I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living."
"Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh."
"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."
"You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah."
"Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah."
"Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh."
"Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about."
"Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!"
"Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart."
"Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them."
"The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."
"Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him."
"O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."
"Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him."
"O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him."
"The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing."
"The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing."
"Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh."
"Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD."
"Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?"
"What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?"
"Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies."
"Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile."
"Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it."
"Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it."
"Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry."
"The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry."
"Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth."
"The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth."
"The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles."
"The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles."
"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."
"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all."
"Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all."
"He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken."
"He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken."
"Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned."
"Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate."
"Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned."
"The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate."
"You shall not fear them; for Yahweh your God himself fights for you.”"
"Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you."
"Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”"
"And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed."
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 2, 2026.
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This collection has 49 Bible verses about fear: 48 from the Old Testament and 1 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (42 verses), across 7 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about fear? Read 49 carefully selected Bible verses about fear, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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.”" Isaiah 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." Psalm 27:1: "Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?" Full collection: 49 verses on this page (98% Old Testament, 2% New Testament).
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