Bible Verses About Worry
The biblical witness consistently invites believers to exchange anxiety for trust, presenting worry not as a neutral emotional response but as a spiritual condition that can be transformed by faith. Throughout the Scriptures, human beings are portrayed as vulnerable to fear and uncertainty, yet the divine narrative offers a corrective vision: reliance on God’s providential care and wisdom. This perspective frames worry as a symptom of misplaced confidence, urging the faithful to redirect their concerns toward the steadfast character of God, who is depicted as both sovereign over creation and intimately involved in the lives of individuals.
In this theological framework, the remedy for worry is rooted in a relationship of covenantal trust. By cultivating a heart that seeks divine guidance, believers are encouraged to surrender their anxieties, recognizing that God’s purposes transcend present troubles. The biblical call to “cast your cares upon Him” reflects a broader ethic of humility, prayerful dependence, and gratitude, fostering a peace that surpasses circumstances. Consequently, the Scriptures present worry not merely as an emotional hurdle but as an invitation to deeper reliance on the faithful, loving God who promises to sustain and guard His people.
All 134 matching verses, ordered from Genesis to Revelation.
"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"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"Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?"
Matthew 6:31"But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak."
Matthew 10:19"But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost."
Mark 13:11"And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on."
Luke 12:22"When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?"
1 Samuel 10:2"But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city."
2 Samuel 18:3"And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people."
2 Kings 4:13"Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone."
Jeremiah 49:31"Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:"
Ezekiel 4:16"He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful."
Matthew 13:22"And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him."
Luke 10:34"And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee."
Luke 10:35"But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me."
Luke 10:40"Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather."
1 Corinthians 7:21"For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?"
1 Corinthians 9:9"That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another."
1 Corinthians 12:25"Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you."
2 Corinthians 7:12"But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you."
2 Corinthians 8:16"Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches."
2 Corinthians 11:28"For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state."
Philippians 2:20"But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity."
Philippians 4:10"(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)"
1 Timothy 3:5"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
1 Peter 5:7"And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it."
Joshua 6:18"And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones."
Joshua 7:25"And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back."
Judges 11:35"And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth."
2 Kings 19:3"Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto."
1 Chronicles 22:14"But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them."
2 Chronicles 15:4"Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes."
2 Chronicles 29:8"Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city."
2 Chronicles 32:18"Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies."
Nehemiah 9:27"Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day."
Nehemiah 9:32"I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came."
Job 3:26"Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;"
Job 5:6"Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward."
Job 5:7"Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble."
Job 14:1"Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle."
Job 15:24"Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?"
Job 27:9"Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?"
Job 30:25"When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:"
Job 34:29"Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?"
Job 38:23"Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me."
Psalms 3:1"The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble."
Psalms 9:9"Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:"
Psalms 9:13"Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?"
Psalms 10:1"Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved."
Psalms 13:4"The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;"
Psalms 20:1"Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help."
Psalms 22:11"For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock."
Psalms 27:5"I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;"
Psalms 31:7"Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly."
Psalms 31:9"Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah."
Psalms 32:7"But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble."
Psalms 37:39"Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble."
Psalms 41:1"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
Psalms 46:1"And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me."
Psalms 50:15"For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies."
Psalms 54:7"But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble."
Psalms 59:16"Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man."
Psalms 60:11"Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble."
Psalms 66:14"And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily."
Psalms 69:17"They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men."
Psalms 73:5"In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted."
Psalms 77:2"Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble."
Psalms 78:33"He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them."
Psalms 78:49"Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah."
Psalms 81:7"In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me."
Psalms 86:7"He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him."
Psalms 91:15"Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily."
Psalms 102:2"Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses."
Psalms 107:6"Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses."
Psalms 107:13"Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses."
Psalms 107:19"They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble."
Psalms 107:26"Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses."
Psalms 107:28"Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man."
Psalms 108:12"The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow."
Psalms 116:3"Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights."
Psalms 119:143"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me."
Psalms 138:7"I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble."
Psalms 142:2"Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble."
Psalms 143:11"The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead."
Proverbs 11:8"The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble."
Proverbs 12:13"In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble."
Proverbs 15:6"Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith."
Proverbs 15:16"Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint."
Proverbs 25:19"Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them."
Isaiah 1:14"And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness."
Isaiah 8:22"And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us."
Isaiah 17:14"For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains."
Isaiah 22:5"LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them."
Isaiah 26:16"The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them."
Isaiah 30:6"O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble."
Isaiah 33:2"And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth."
Isaiah 37:3"They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble."
Isaiah 46:7"They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them."
Isaiah 65:23"Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us."
Jeremiah 2:27"But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah."
Jeremiah 2:28"We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!"
Jeremiah 8:15"Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble."
Jeremiah 11:12"Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble."
Jeremiah 11:14"O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?"
Jeremiah 14:8"Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!"
Jeremiah 14:19"Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it."
Jeremiah 30:7"And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about."
Jeremiah 51:2"They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me."
Lamentations 1:21"The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains."
Ezekiel 7:7"I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them."
Ezekiel 32:13"Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies."
Daniel 4:19"Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:"
Daniel 5:10"But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many."
Daniel 11:44"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book."
Daniel 12:1"The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him."
Nahum 1:7"When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops."
Habakkuk 3:16"That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,"
Zephaniah 1:15"When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me."
Matthew 26:10"And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me."
Mark 14:6"Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:"
Luke 7:6"While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master."
Luke 8:49"And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee."
Luke 11:7"Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:"
Acts 15:19"And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,"
Acts 16:20"And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him."
Acts 20:10"But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you."
1 Corinthians 7:28"Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."
2 Corinthians 1:4"For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:"
2 Corinthians 1:8"Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ."
Galatians 1:7"I would they were even cut off which trouble you."
Galatians 5:12"From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus."
Galatians 6:17"Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;"
2 Thessalonians 1:6"Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound."
2 Timothy 2:9"Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;"
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