Bible Verses About Anxiety and Depression
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for anxiety and depression, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 21,617 votes, led by Isaiah 41:10. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Anxiety and Depression
Isaiah 41:101,510 votes
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.
Philippians 4:6-81,163 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
1 Peter 5:7978 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Proverbs 3:5-6931 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 12:25801 votes
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
1 Corinthians 10:13746 votes
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.
Matthew 6:34666 votes
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.
Joshua 1:9571 votes
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.
Jeremiah 29:11524 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
James 5:15491 votes
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Romans 8:26470 votes
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Matthew 11:28-30466 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Isaiah 41:13451 votes
For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Psalms 94:19405 votes
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Romans 12:12394 votes
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Hebrews 11:6341 votes
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Romans 5:3-5317 votes
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
Psalms 34:18275 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Deuteronomy 31:8272 votes
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.
Philippians 4:6-7264 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Psalms 118:1-18263 votes
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
Matthew 11:28253 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Proverbs 17:22234 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
John 10:10232 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
2 Timothy 1:7229 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
What does the Bible say about anxiety and depression?
Readers most often cite Isaiah 41:10 on the subject of anxiety and depression. Across 21,617 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Philippians 4:6-8, 1 Peter 5:7, Proverbs 3:5-6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.