Bible Verses About Being Overwhelmed
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being overwhelmed, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,836 votes, led by Matthew 19:26. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Overwhelmed
Matthew 19:26316 votes
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
2 Timothy 1:7238 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Psalms 119:105117 votes
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalms 118:1-18105 votes
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Corinthians 1:8-1196 votes
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Isaiah 40:3188 votes
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.
James 5:1185 votes
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Psalms 61:1-884 votes
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
Proverbs 3:5-677 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Isaiah 41:1066 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.
Isaiah 43:1-262 votes
But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
John 16:1352 votes
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
1 John 2:1646 votes
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
James 1:1739 votes
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
2 Timothy 2:437 votes
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Psalms 46:1029 votes
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
1 John 1:924 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Isaiah 54:1722 votes
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
John 3:1622 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.
Psalms 143:420 votes
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
Romans 12:119 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 Corinthians 4:8-919 votes
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
Isaiah 54:11-1418 votes
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
John 14:1518 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:2817 votes
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
What does the Bible say about being overwhelmed?
Readers most often cite Matthew 19:26 on the subject of being overwhelmed. Across 1,836 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Timothy 1:7, Psalms 119:105, Psalms 118:1-18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.