Scriptures for when you are worried

Updated 2023 October 30th

If you are feeling stress, turn to the scriptures for peace and encouragement. Worried about something? Turn to the word of God for hope. Get your mindset right.
 
All scriptures are taken from the World English Bible (WEB).
 
 
Exodus 14:14  
Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”
 
 
Exodus 33:14  
He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
 
 
Deuteronomy 31:6  
Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
 
 
Psalm 16:5  
Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
 
 
Psalm 27:1  
Yahweh is my light and my salvation.
Whom shall I fear?
Yahweh is the strength of my life.
Of whom shall I be afraid?
 
 
Psalm 28:7   
Yahweh is my strength and my shield.
My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped.
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices.
With my song I will thank him.
 
 
Psalm 55:22  
Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you.
He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
 
 
Psalm 56:3  
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
 
 
Psalm 121:1-2   
I will lift up my eyes to the hills.
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from Yahweh,
who made heaven and earth.
 
 
Proverbs 3:5-6  
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart,
and don’t lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.
 
 
Proverbs 12:25   
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
 
 
Isaiah 41:10   
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you.
Yes, I will help you.
Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
 
 
Jeremiah 17:5-8  
Yahweh says:
“Cursed is the man who trusts in man,
relies on strength of flesh,
and whose heart departs from Yahweh.
For he will be like a bush in the desert,
and will not see when good comes,
but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
an uninhabited salt land.
“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh,
and whose confidence is in Yahweh.
For he will be as a tree planted by the waters,
who spreads out its roots by the river,
and will not fear when heat comes,
but its leaf will be green,
and will not be concerned in the year of drought.
It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
 
 
Jeremiah 29:11-13  
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
 
 
Jeremiah 32:27  
“Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me?
 
 
Matthew 6:25-34  
Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
“Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan? Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin, yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
 
 
Matthew 11:28   
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
 
 
John 14:27    
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
 
 
Romans 8:28   
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.
 
 
Romans 15:13   
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
 
 
Philippians 4:6-7  
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
 
 
Philippians 4:13   
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
 
 
Philippians 4:19   
My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
 
 
Colossians 3:15   
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
 
 
2 Thessalonians 3:16  
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
 
 
2 Timothy 1:7   
For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
 
 
1 Peter 5:6-7  
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time, casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.