Bible Verses About Fear and Anxiety
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for fear and anxiety, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 52,654 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 Fear and Anxiety
Isaiah 41:104,118 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 4:6-73,503 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Psalms 56:32,861 votes
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
2 Timothy 1:72,854 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Deuteronomy 31:62,335 votes
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Psalms 34:42,239 votes
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Matthew 6:25-341,950 votes
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?
1 Peter 5:6-71,745 votes
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Joshua 1:91,719 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.
1 John 4:181,590 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.
1 Peter 5:71,562 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
John 14:271,464 votes
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.
Isaiah 35:41,349 votes
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Psalms 23:41,195 votes
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Proverbs 12:251,122 votes
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Matthew 6:341,070 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.
Exodus 14:14994 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Psalms 27:1856 votes
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 94:19673 votes
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Psalms 118:6545 votes
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
Romans 8:31-39535 votes
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Luke 12:22-26529 votes
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Romans 15:13506 votes
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Psalms 27:1-14504 votes
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Isaiah 43:1481 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.
What does the Bible say about fear and anxiety?
Readers most often cite Isaiah 41:10 on the subject of fear and anxiety. Across 52,654 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Philippians 4:6-7, Psalms 56:3, 2 Timothy 1:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.