“All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”
— Ecclesiastes 6:7· spoken by Solomon
Spoken by Solomon.
Bible Verses for Anxiety at Work
Work anxiety is real — deadlines, bosses, uncertainty about your career. God's Word speaks directly to the pressure you're under.
17 curated verses·5 promises of God
God sees you
Written by someone who felt exactly this
“For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?”
— Ecclesiastes 2:22· spoken by Solomon
Spoken by Solomon.
“The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.”
God speaks to this
His direct response to what you're carrying
“Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.”
— Isaiah 33:2· spoken by Isaiah
Prayer
Spoken by Isaiah.
“But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.”
— Exodus 1:17· spoken by Narrator
“"When the sky is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them:”
— 1 Kings 8:35· spoken by Solomon
Prayer
Spoken by Solomon.
“It happened after this, that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" Yahweh said to him, "Go up." David said, "Where shall I go up?" He said, "To Hebron."”
— 2 Samuel 2:1· spoken by David
Prayer
Spoken by David.
“The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.”
— Jonah 3:5· spoken by Narrator
“The king said to Zadok, "Carry back the ark of God into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of Yahweh, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation;”
— 2 Samuel 15:25· spoken by David
Spoken by David.
“"Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,”
— Numbers 27:16· spoken by Moses
Prayer
Spoken by Moses.
“Then Esther the queen answered, "If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.”
— Esther 7:3· spoken by Esther
Prayer
Spoken by Esther.
“All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.”
— 1 Kings 3:28· spoken by Narrator
Where He's taking you
A promise for what comes next
“"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.”
— Matthew 11:28· Jesus speaking
Promise
Spoken by Jesus.
“Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For to you, and to your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.”
— Genesis 26:3· God speaking
Promise
Spoken by God.
“For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.”
— Matthew 6:32· Jesus speaking
Promise
Spoken by Jesus.
“It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.”
— Psalms 127:2· spoken by Solomon
Promise
Spoken by Solomon.
“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· Jesus speaking
Promise
Spoken by Jesus.
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