Bible Verses About Worry
Worry is a common human experience, a feeling that often weighs heavily on our hearts and minds. We fret over the future, our finances, our health, and the well-being of our loved ones. It can feel like a natural response to the world’s uncertainties, an attempt to gain some control over things that are often beyond our grasp. Yet, throughout the pages of Scripture, we find a consistent and comforting message: God does not want us to be consumed by worry. Instead, He calls us to a life of trust, peace, and reliance on His unfailing love and sovereign plan. The Bible offers not just a command to stop worrying, but also a pathway to freedom from its grip, pointing us to the One who is able to carry all our burdens.
"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?"
"“Which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his height?"
"“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."
"Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient."
"In nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer and supplication 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 minds in Christ Jesus."
"casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you."
"Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved."
"Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad."
"He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, neither do they reap. They have no store room or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!"
"Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height? If then you are not able to do even a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest?"
"Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful."
Frequently asked questions
- Worry, in its essence, is a lack of trust in God’s goodness and control. The Bible addresses this directly, particularly in the teachings of Jesus. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus repeatedly instructs his followers not to worry about their lives, what they will eat or drink, or wear.