100 Bible Verses about Nervousness

Philippians 4:6-7 ESV / 1,728 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.

1 Peter 5:7 ESV / 1,303 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 1,131 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.

John 14:27 ESV / 1,110 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 55:22 ESV / 1,038 helpful votes

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

Matthew 6:34 ESV / 997 helpful votes

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

Psalm 56:3 ESV / 993 helpful votes

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

Psalm 94:19 ESV / 952 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 12:25 ESV / 919 helpful votes

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

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 886 helpful votes

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

Psalm 34:4 ESV / 810 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 794 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Psalm 23:4 ESV / 698 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.

Matthew 11:28-30 ESV / 672 helpful votes

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 669 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.

1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV / 664 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.

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 652 helpful votes

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 647 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.”

Hebrews 13:6 ESV / 619 helpful votes

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

Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV / 572 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.”

Matthew 6:25-34 ESV / 543 helpful votes

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ...

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 500 helpful votes

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Isaiah 26:3 ESV / 468 helpful votes

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

Isaiah 35:4 ESV / 464 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.”

1 John 4:18 ESV / 439 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 8:38-39 ESV / 439 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.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 426 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.

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 419 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.

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 408 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?

Colossians 3:15 ESV / 402 helpful votes

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 ESV / 386 helpful votes

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.

Matthew 6:25 ESV / 373 helpful votes

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 372 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. ...

Matthew 6:27 ESV / 368 helpful votes

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 365 helpful votes

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:31 ESV / 336 helpful votes

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Psalm 16:8 ESV / 332 helpful votes

I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

Isaiah 43:1 ESV / 324 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 23:1 ESV / 324 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Hebrews 13:5-6 ESV / 317 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 4:7 ESV / 317 helpful votes

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

1 Peter 3:14 ESV / 309 helpful votes

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

Deuteronomy 3:22 ESV / 303 helpful votes

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

Revelation 21:4 ESV / 296 helpful votes

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Isaiah 40:31 ESV / 296 helpful votes

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Matthew 6:25-27 ESV / 285 helpful votes

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

Luke 12:22-26 ESV / 274 helpful votes

And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?

Proverbs 29:25 ESV / 272 helpful votes

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

John 14:1 ESV / 261 helpful votes

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

Isaiah 43:1-3 ESV / 240 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. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.

John 16:33 ESV / 239 helpful votes

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Proverbs 17:22 ESV / 222 helpful votes

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV / 218 helpful votes

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Proverbs 15:13 ESV / 216 helpful votes

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.

Isaiah 41:2 ESV / 207 helpful votes

Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow.

Proverbs 3:5 ESV / 206 helpful votes

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

Mark 5:36 ESV / 205 helpful votes

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

Zephaniah 3:17 ESV / 202 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.

Revelation 1:17 ESV / 199 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,

Galatians 6:17 ESV / 197 helpful votes

From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

Romans 8:26-28 ESV / 195 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. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:38 ESV / 192 helpful votes

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 191 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Luke 1:37 ESV / 189 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Exodus 14:14 ESV / 187 helpful votes

The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

Romans 8:15 ESV / 186 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!”

Luke 12:22 ESV / 181 helpful votes

And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.

Psalm 91:1-16 ESV / 181 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, ...

Matthew 28:20 ESV / 176 helpful votes

Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Psalm 46:10 ESV / 176 helpful votes

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

1 Peter 4:19 ESV / 168 helpful votes

Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.

1 Corinthians 7:32 ESV / 167 helpful votes

I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

Psalm 121:1-2 ESV / 166 helpful votes

A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Matthew 6:28 ESV / 163 helpful votes

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,

Luke 10:19 ESV / 161 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.

Psalm 118:6-7 ESV / 160 helpful votes

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

Mark 6:50 ESV / 157 helpful votes

For they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 154 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.

Psalm 118:6 ESV / 145 helpful votes

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

2 Timothy 1:6 ESV / 142 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,

Revelation 11:1-19 ESV / 139 helpful votes

Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, this is how he is doomed to be killed. ...

Proverbs 28:1 ESV / 132 helpful votes

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Luke 10:41-42 ESV / 130 helpful votes

But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

John 3:16-17 ESV / 129 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Psalm 4:8 ESV / 124 helpful votes

In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

James 1:2-4 ESV / 123 helpful votes

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Romans 12:2 ESV / 122 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

1 Peter 5:10 ESV / 121 helpful votes

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

Psalm 34:17 ESV / 120 helpful votes

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 114 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ...

Matthew 19:26 ESV / 114 helpful votes

But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Psalm 56:11 ESV / 113 helpful votes

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

Psalm 37:5 ESV / 113 helpful votes

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.

Colossians 3:1-25 ESV / 107 helpful votes

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...

Psalm 55:18 ESV / 106 helpful votes

He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me.

John 14:5 ESV / 104 helpful votes

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?”

Psalm 42:5 ESV / 104 helpful votes

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation

Isaiah 43:9 ESV / 103 helpful votes

All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and show us the former things? Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right, and let them hear and say, It is true.

Proverbs 1:33 ESV / 103 helpful votes

But whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.”

Psalm 37:1 ESV / 103 helpful votes

Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!

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