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Bible verses about anxiety
Eight passages for anxious days, each with a line on what it means and when to pray it.
The Bible’s most-loved verses about anxiety are Philippians 4:6–7 (“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God”) and 1 Peter 5:7 (“Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you”). Scripture doesn’t shame worry; it invites us to bring it to God.
The verses
Philippians 4:6–7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6–7Paul wrote this from prison. The promise isn’t that every problem disappears, but that God’s peace will guard you in it.
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7“Cast” is a strong word: throw it onto him. The reason is simple: he cares for you.
Matthew 6:25–27
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? Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Matthew 6:25–27Jesus points to birds and flowers. Worry can’t add a single hour; trust can change how we live the hours we have.
Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:34One day at a time. Tomorrow belongs to God.
Psalm 56:3–4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalm 56:3–4David wrote this when he was in real danger. Fear and trust can sit in the same heart.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
John 14:27Jesus’ parting gift to his friends, the night before the cross.
Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10God speaks to people far from home: “Do not fear, for I am with you.”
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Psalm 46:1A refuge is a place you run to. Trouble is real; so is God’s help.
Pray with these verses
Father, you know what I am anxious about. I bring it to you now, with thanks for every way you have carried me before. Guard my heart and mind with your peace. Amen.
Questions people ask
What does the Bible say about anxiety?
It tells us to bring every worry to God in prayer, with thanks (Philippians 4:6–7), to cast our anxiety on him because he cares for us (1 Peter 5:7), and to live one day at a time (Matthew 6:34).
