Bible Verses About Anxiety
Scripture for anxious minds and worried hearts — verses to steady you when the day feels like too much.
Anxiety rarely knocks politely. It arrives in the small hours and the crowded afternoons, in the what-ifs that circle and won't land. The Bible does not scold the anxious heart; again and again it draws near to it, and speaks peace.
These are some of the verses people reach for most when worry is loud. Read them slowly. You might keep one for the day and let it do its quiet work.
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, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
The clearest instruction in Scripture for an anxious mind — and the promise that follows it.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Not manage your care, or hide it. Cast it — because he cares.
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.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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.
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.
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
For the racing mind that will not be still.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
If worry is a familiar visitor, you are not failing — and you are not alone. Scripture meets the anxious heart with patience, not pressure. Return to these verses as often as you need them; they do not run out.
When you're ready to go further, our reading plan Peace for Anxious Hearts walks through fourteen days of this same comfort, one verse at a time.
