Bible verses about
anxiety
For the anxious heart, the Bible offers more than reassurance — it offers a place to put the weight. We are invited to cast our care on God, to pray instead of worry, and to receive a peace that guards the mind. These King James verses meet anxiety with the steadying presence of God.
12 verses about anxiety (KJV)
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Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
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Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
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Matthew 6:34
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.
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Matthew 6:25
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?
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Psalms 55:22
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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John 14:27
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.
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Isaiah 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
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Psalms 94:19
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
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Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
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Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Questions, answered plainly
What does the Bible say about anxiety?
The Bible tells us to bring our anxieties to God in prayer: "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Philippians 4:6), promising a peace "which passeth all understanding" (Philippians 4:7). It also urges, "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you" (1 Peter 5:7).
What Bible verse helps with anxiety?
Many find comfort in Philippians 4:6–7, Matthew 6:34 ("Take therefore no thought for the morrow"), and Psalms 55:22 ("Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee").
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