Bible Verses About Being Afraid
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being afraid, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 537 votes, led by Joshua 1:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Afraid
Joshua 1:984 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.
2 Timothy 1:782 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Matthew 8:24-2651 votes
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
1 John 4:1838 votes
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.
Isaiah 41:1034 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.
Romans 10:1334 votes
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Revelation 1:827 votes
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Romans 10:923 votes
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
John 14:619 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Psalms 23:3-517 votes
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Deuteronomy 8:1-2016 votes
All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers.
Isaiah 9:616 votes
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
John 3:1616 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 Corinthians 4:514 votes
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
1 Corinthians 15:2214 votes
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Acts 2:24-3612 votes
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
Proverbs 20:110 votes
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Luke 12:910 votes
But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
Acts 3:12-2510 votes
And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
Revelation 10:1-1110 votes
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
What does the Bible say about being afraid?
Readers most often cite Joshua 1:9 on the subject of being afraid. Across 537 votes, 20 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Timothy 1:7, Matthew 8:24-26, 1 John 4:18. This page lists all 20 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.