Bible Verses About Emotions
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for emotions, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 9,051 votes, led by Philippians 4:6-7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Emotions
Philippians 4:6-7630 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Proverbs 29:11588 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Galatians 5:16-24389 votes
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Proverbs 15:18375 votes
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Romans 12:2353 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:4332 votes
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Joshua 1:9241 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.
Romans 12:15211 votes
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
2 Timothy 1:7201 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Romans 8:28195 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Ephesians 4:26-27186 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Proverbs 15:13180 votes
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Romans 12:9179 votes
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Proverbs 25:28178 votes
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
John 11:35173 votes
Jesus wept.
2 Corinthians 10:5165 votes
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Colossians 2:8132 votes
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
1 John 4:16116 votes
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Matthew 10:28114 votes
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Philippians 4:13113 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Ephesians 6:13107 votes
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Isaiah 30:1599 votes
For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
Galatians 5:22-2399 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Ephesians 4:2697 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Proverbs 16:3292 votes
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
What does the Bible say about emotions?
Readers most often cite Philippians 4:6-7 on the subject of emotions. Across 9,051 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 29:11, Galatians 5:16-24, Proverbs 15:18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.