100 Bible Verses about Spirit Of Fear

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 704 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

1 John 4:18 ESV / 459 helpful votes

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Romans 8:15 ESV / 369 helpful votes

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

Philippians 4:6-7 ESV / 310 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, 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.

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 297 helpful votes

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Psalm 23:4 ESV / 222 helpful votes

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 213 helpful votes

Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Hebrews 13:6 ESV / 202 helpful votes

So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

John 14:27 ESV / 192 helpful votes

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Psalm 34:4 ESV / 184 helpful votes

I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

Romans 8:26 ESV / 180 helpful votes

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 174 helpful votes

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV / 171 helpful votes

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

2 Timothy 1:6-7 ESV / 131 helpful votes

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Isaiah 41:13 ESV / 131 helpful votes

For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”

Proverbs 29:25 ESV / 128 helpful votes

The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 121 helpful votes

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Psalm 56:3 ESV / 117 helpful votes

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

Psalm 56:3-4 ESV / 114 helpful votes

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV / 109 helpful votes

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Romans 8:1-39 ESV / 97 helpful votes

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. ...

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 90 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Psalm 34:7 ESV / 89 helpful votes

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

Isaiah 35:4 ESV / 86 helpful votes

Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.”

Psalm 118:6 ESV / 86 helpful votes

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

1 Peter 3:14 ESV / 85 helpful votes

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,

Matthew 6:34 ESV / 84 helpful votes

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Isaiah 54:4 ESV / 82 helpful votes

“Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

Isaiah 43:1 ESV / 82 helpful votes

But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.

Psalm 111:10 ESV / 80 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

Psalm 91:1-16 ESV / 73 helpful votes

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ...

Deuteronomy 31:8 ESV / 73 helpful votes

It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV / 72 helpful votes

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Proverbs 19:23 ESV / 67 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.

Psalm 115:11 ESV / 66 helpful votes

You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.

Psalm 112:1 ESV / 66 helpful votes

Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!

1 Peter 5:7 ESV / 64 helpful votes

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Romans 15:13 ESV / 64 helpful votes

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

2 Timothy 1:6 ESV / 63 helpful votes

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,

Luke 12:32 ESV / 63 helpful votes

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Romans 8:38-39 ESV / 61 helpful votes

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Isaiah 11:2 ESV / 61 helpful votes

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 94:19 ESV / 61 helpful votes

When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

Hebrews 13:5-6 ESV / 60 helpful votes

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 60 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Proverbs 12:25 ESV / 60 helpful votes

Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.

Deuteronomy 3:22 ESV / 59 helpful votes

You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.’

Zechariah 4:6 ESV / 57 helpful votes

Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 56 helpful votes

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

Romans 5:5 ESV / 56 helpful votes

And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

John 4:24 ESV / 56 helpful votes

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Matthew 10:31 ESV / 55 helpful votes

Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 55 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

1 Corinthians 2:12 ESV / 54 helpful votes

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.

1 Chronicles 28:20 ESV / 54 helpful votes

Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

1 John 4:1 ESV / 53 helpful votes

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 53 helpful votes

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Zephaniah 3:17 ESV / 53 helpful votes

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

Psalm 103:13 ESV / 53 helpful votes

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

1 John 1:9 ESV / 52 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

2 Timothy 1:1-18 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. ...

1 Corinthians 16:13 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Romans 8:16 ESV / 52 helpful votes

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

Acts 10:38 ESV / 51 helpful votes

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Ephesians 4:23 ESV / 50 helpful votes

And to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

Mark 5:36 ESV / 50 helpful votes

But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”

Revelation 11:11 ESV / 49 helpful votes

But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.

Revelation 1:17 ESV / 48 helpful votes

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,

Proverbs 14:27 ESV / 48 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.

Psalm 103:17 ESV / 47 helpful votes

But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,

1 Timothy 2:5 ESV / 46 helpful votes

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

John 14:26 ESV / 46 helpful votes

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

John 16:13 ESV / 45 helpful votes

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

Psalm 56:11 ESV / 45 helpful votes

In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Psalm 51:11 ESV / 45 helpful votes

Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

2 Peter 1:21 ESV / 43 helpful votes

For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Psalm 103:1-22 ESV / 42 helpful votes

Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. ...

Philippians 4:7 ESV / 40 helpful votes

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Joel 2:28-29 ESV / 40 helpful votes

“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.

1 Peter 2:17 ESV / 39 helpful votes

Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

Ephesians 5:18 ESV / 39 helpful votes

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

Luke 10:19 ESV / 39 helpful votes

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

Ezekiel 37:1-28 ESV / 39 helpful votes

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. ...

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 38 helpful votes

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Romans 8:11 ESV / 38 helpful votes

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Acts 1:8 ESV / 38 helpful votes

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Proverbs 3:5 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

Matthew 28:19 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Isaiah 51:7 ESV / 34 helpful votes

“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings.

Deuteronomy 31:1-30 ESV / 34 helpful votes

So Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel. And he said to them, “I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able to go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’ The Lord your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations before you, so that you shall dispossess them, and Joshua will go over at your head, as the Lord has spoken. And the Lord will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when he destroyed them. And the Lord will give them over to you, and you shall do to them according to the whole commandment that I have commanded you. ...

Luke 11:13 ESV / 33 helpful votes

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Matthew 12:28 ESV / 32 helpful votes

But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Proverbs 22:4 ESV / 32 helpful votes

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 31 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Mark 4:40 ESV / 31 helpful votes

He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”

Psalm 112:7 ESV / 31 helpful votes

He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

Psalm 56:4 ESV / 31 helpful votes

In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

John 14:16-17 ESV / 30 helpful votes

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

2 Timothy 1:8 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,

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