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Bible Verses About Worry and Stress
Find Bible verses about worry and stress — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about worry and stress?
The Bible addresses worry and 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
1 Peter 5:7
“casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.”
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Luke 12:29
“Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.”
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Luke 12:26
“If then you aren't able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?”
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Matthew 28:14
“If this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry."”
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Psalms 18:6
“In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.”
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Psalms 120:1
“In my distress, I cried to Yahweh. He answered me.”
Mark 8:16
“They reasoned with one another, saying, "It's because we have no bread."”
Psalms 4:1
“Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.”
Judges 2:15
“Wherever they went out, the hand of Yahweh was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them: and they were very distressed.”
2 Peter 2:7
“and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked”
Psalms 31:9
“Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.”
Psalms 69:17
“Don't hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!”
Psalms 25:17
“The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.”
1 Corinthians 7:26
“I think that it is good therefore, because of the distress that is on us, that it is good for a man to be as he is.”
Psalms 107:28
“Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.”
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