The best Bible verses for anxiety (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for anxiety (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."Philippians 4:6
"do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."Philippians 4:6
"And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."Philippians 4:7
"“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."Matthew 6:34
"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."John 14:27
"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."Isaiah 41:10
"Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved."Psalms 55:22
"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.”"Deuteronomy 31:6
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for anxiety (ESV) is usually going to be read aloud, printed in a program, or spoken to someone at a moment they will remember for a long time — which rules out passages that need three sentences of setup before they land.
These 15 are the verses most often chosen for anxiety (ESV), and they are chosen for good reason: each one makes sense on first hearing, carries its meaning without commentary, and speaks to the moment rather than around it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for anxiety (ESV) are Philippians 4:6, Philippians 4:7, 1 Peter 5:7. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to anxiety (ESV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for anxiety (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.