Bible Verses About Living in Fear
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for living in fear, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,344 votes, led by 2 Timothy 1:7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Living in Fear
2 Timothy 1:7345 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Joshua 1:9278 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.
Hebrews 13:6190 votes
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
1 John 4:18178 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.
Psalms 23:4154 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.
Deuteronomy 31:8122 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.
John 14:2792 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.
Psalms 27:191 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 41:1078 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 8:1-3972 votes
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans 8:1571 votes
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Psalms 23:1-658 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalms 34:458 votes
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 27:1456 votes
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Matthew 10:3151 votes
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Jeremiah 39:17-1849 votes
But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
Isaiah 43:1-246 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.
Galatians 5:22-2345 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Proverbs 14:2744 votes
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Luke 12:742 votes
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Psalms 46:1-1140 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalms 83:1833 votes
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.
Psalms 27:1332 votes
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Revelation 21:1-2728 votes
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Luke 8:2527 votes
And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
What does the Bible say about living in fear?
Readers most often cite 2 Timothy 1:7 on the subject of living in fear. Across 2,344 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Joshua 1:9, Hebrews 13:6, 1 John 4:18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.