What Does the Bible Say About Anxiety?
Scriptures about anxiety and worry — casting your cares on God, finding calm, and trusting God with your fears.
- "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
- "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
- "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?"
- "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
- "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you..."
- "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
- "When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy."
- "Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up."
- "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken."
- "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."