Anxiety narrows everything: it turns tomorrow's possibilities into tonight's certainties and makes the mind rehearse worst cases it cannot control. The Bible speaks to that condition directly, and not with a shrug. Its most-quoted answer, Philippians 4:6, does not say "stop feeling anxious" — it redirects the anxiety toward prayer, one request at a time, with thanksgiving. Elsewhere the command not to worry is anchored in concrete pictures: birds that do not store grain (Matthew 6:26), a shepherd who carries the sheep's burdens (Psalm 55:22), a God who says "I am with thee" before He says "fear not" (Isaiah 41:10). This page collects fifteen of those verses in full KJV text so you can read them slowly, copy the one that fits today, or share it with someone who needs it.
Quick answer: The Bible's central verse on anxiety is Philippians 4:6: "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." Its companion verse, 1 Peter 5:7, adds the reason: "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." Matthew 6:25-34 is Jesus' longest teaching on worry, and Isaiah 41:10 pairs the command "Fear thou not" with four promises of divine help.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7
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?
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?
Matthew 6:25
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
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?
Matthew 6:26
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.
Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
Matthew 6:34
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.
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.
Isaiah 41:10
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.
Psalms 94:19
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
Proverbs 12:25
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:7
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.
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.
John 14:27
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
Psalms 55:22
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 34:4
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
Psalms 56:3
These verses are traditionally read in exactly the situations that produce anxiety — sleepless nights, waiting rooms, financial uncertainty, exam seasons, difficult conversations, decisions that cannot be unmade. Many readers keep one or two of them on a phone lock screen or written on a card. Others read the list straight through, slowly, once a day for a week. There is no prescribed method here: the verses are short enough to memorize and specific enough to hold onto when the mind is too tired to pray in sentences.
Use the copy button under any verse to save it where you will actually see it — a notes app, a message to a friend, a card on the fridge. The toggle on each verse card switches between the King James Version and the World English Bible, which is simply modern English for the same passage: "Be careful for nothing" becomes "In nothing be anxious." Neither translation is a magic formula; the point is to read the words until they are in your own voice. If a verse helps, the random verse tool above can surface more from the same theme.
15 KJV "fear not" verses — Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 23:4, Joshua 1:9 and more.
15 KJV verses on peace — John 14:27, Isaiah 26:3, Psalm 4:8 and more.
15 KJV verses for weary seasons — Isaiah 40:31, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 46:1 and more.
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