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Bible Verses About Anxiety

When worry presses in, Scripture meets it with calm. These verses speak peace to an anxious heart — an invitation to hand over your cares and rest in God's nearness.

Bible verses about anxiety, gathered from the King James Version (KJV) to read slowly, pray over, and return to.

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  1. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

    Philippians 4:6
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  2. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

    Philippians 4:7

  3. Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

    1 Peter 5:7

  4. 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?

    Matthew 6:25

  5. 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.

    Matthew 6:34

  6. Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

    Psalms 55:22

  7. 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.

    John 14:27

  8. 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 41:10
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  9. In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

    Psalms 94:19

  10. Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

    Proverbs 12:25

  11. 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.

    Joshua 1:9
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  12. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

    Psalms 34:4

  13. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

    2 Timothy 1:7

  14. 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.

    Psalms 23:4

  15. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

    Matthew 11:28
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  16. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

    Psalms 56:3

More on Bible Verses About Anxiety

Anxiety is not a modern invention, and the Bible never shames it. Again and again Scripture meets worry head-on — “Be careful for nothing,” Paul writes from prison in Philippians 4:6-7, “but in every thing by prayer and supplication… let your requests be made known unto God.” The promise that follows is not a solved problem but a guarded heart: “the peace of God, which passeth all understanding.”

Jesus spends much of Matthew 6 on the same struggle, pointing to the birds and the lilies to ask why we carry tomorrow’s weight today. Peter makes it personal: “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1 Peter 5:7). The Psalms add their honest voice — when “the multitude of my thoughts” crowd in, says Psalm 94:19, “thy comforts delight my soul.”

These verses are gathered to be used, not just read. Pick one — Isaiah 41:10, perhaps, or Psalm 56:3 — and keep it close for the moment the worry returns. Read it slowly, pray it back, and let it do its quiet work.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about anxiety?

The Bible treats anxiety with compassion and points beyond it. Philippians 4:6-7 tells us to bring every worry to God in prayer, 1 Peter 5:7 to cast our care on him because he cares for us, and Matthew 6:34 to face one day at a time rather than borrowing tomorrow’s trouble.

What is a good Bible verse for anxiety?

Philippians 4:6-7 is among the most quoted: “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God… shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

How can I use these verses when I feel anxious?

Choose one short verse — Isaiah 41:10 or Psalm 56:3 — and memorize it. When anxious thoughts rise, read or recite it slowly, turn it into a prayer, and let it interrupt the spiral. Many people keep one as a phone wallpaper or note for hard moments.

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