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Bible Verses About Worry
When worry takes hold, the Bible gently turns our eyes upward and hands us a place to put the weight. Matthew 6:34, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 55:22 are among the clearest passages.
Bible verses about worry
“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.”
Matthew 6:34 · King James Version (public domain)
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
1 Peter 5:7 · King James Version (public domain)
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.”
Psalm 55:22 · King James Version (public domain)
“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 · King James Version (public domain)
“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:7 · King James Version (public domain)
When we bring our anxieties to God, a peace beyond our understanding guards our hearts through Christ Jesus.
“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 · King James Version (public domain)
Jesus gives His own peace, not the fragile calm of the world, so our hearts need not be troubled or afraid.
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 · King James Version (public domain)
Christ personally invites the weary and heavy-laden to come to Him and receive real rest for the soul.
“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 · King James Version (public domain)
God answers our fear with His presence, His strength, and the promise to hold us up with His right hand.
“In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.”
Psalms 94:19 · King James Version (public domain)
When anxious thoughts multiply within us, God's comforts are exactly what steady and delight the soul.
“Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?”
Matthew 6:27 · King James Version (public domain)
Jesus reminds us that worrying adds nothing to our lives, gently exposing how powerless our fretting really is.
“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.”
Proverbs 12:25 · King James Version (public domain)
A heavy heart is bowed down by worry, but a single kind and true word can lift it back up.
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
Isaiah 26:3 · King James Version (public domain)
Perfect peace is promised to the mind that keeps returning to trust and stay itself on God.
“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 · King James Version (public domain)
The Spirit God gives us is not one of fear but of power, love, and a sound and steady mind.
How these verses point to Christ
These verses are not slogans to prop yourself up. Every true word the Bible speaks about worry finds its yes in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20). He is where worry, rightly understood, was always leading; come to Him and receive what no verse alone can give.
You do not have to carry this alone
On The Living Bread you can read these passages in full, ask Simon what they mean, hear how Christ has met others in the same place, and pray them with a community that will pray for you by name. You are welcome exactly as you are.
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