Bible Verses About Overcoming Stress
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for overcoming stress, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,327 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 Overcoming Stress
Philippians 4:6-7181 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
John 14:27156 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.
Matthew 11:28-30119 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 16:3391 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Romans 8:3184 votes
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Philippians 4:1373 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
1 John 4:1862 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.
Luke 6:4859 votes
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Psalms 55:2258 votes
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalms 34:17-1957 votes
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Luke 10:41-4245 votes
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
Psalms 103:1-527 votes
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Psalms 119:7127 votes
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Joshua 1:524 votes
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Matthew 13:2223 votes
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
1 Corinthians 14:3322 votes
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
1 Corinthians 14:1-4021 votes
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
Matthew 6:3320 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 12:2020 votes
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
1 John 2:1-2919 votes
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Deuteronomy 31:618 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 25:15-1818 votes
Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Isaiah 55:1-315 votes
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Psalms 24:1-1014 votes
The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Malachi 4:212 votes
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
What does the Bible say about overcoming stress?
Readers most often cite Philippians 4:6-7 on the subject of overcoming stress. Across 1,327 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 14:27, Matthew 11:28-30, John 16:33. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.