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Bible Verses About Stress
Stressed and overwhelmed? These KJV Bible verses offer rest, relief, and God's promise to carry your burden.
What does the Bible say about stress?
The Bible addresses stress with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Matthew 11:28
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
— King James Version
Exodus 5:5
“And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.”
— King James Version
Job 3:17
“There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.”
— King James Version
Job 20:18
“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.”
— King James Version
Psalms 55:22
“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
— King James Version
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Isaiah 21:13
“The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.”
Isaiah 28:12
“To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.”
Isaiah 46:1
“Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.”
Jeremiah 51:58
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they ...”
Lamentations 5:5
“Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.”
Habakkuk 2:13
“Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?”
Zechariah 9:1
“The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.”
Hebrews 4:11
“Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.”
Revelation 2:24
“But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.”
Revelation 14:13
“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do foll...”
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