The best Bible verses for anxiety (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for anxiety (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns."Philippians 4:6
"Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns."Philippians 4:6
"Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life."Philippians 4:7
""Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."Matthew 6:34
""Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch?"Matthew 6:27
"I'm leaving you well and whole. That's my parting gift to you. Peace. I don't leave you the way you're used to being left—feeling abandoned, bereft. So don't be upset. Don't be distraught."John 14:27
"Don't panic. I'm with you. There's no need to fear for I'm your God. I'll give you strength. I'll help you. I'll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you."Isaiah 41:10
"Pile your troubles on God's shoulders— he'll carry your load, he'll help you out. He'll never let good people topple into ruin."Psalms 55:22
""Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest."Matthew 11:28
"People with their minds set on you, you keep completely whole, Steady on their feet, because they keep at it and don't quit."Isaiah 26:3
""Be strong. Take courage. Don't be intimidated. Don't give them a second thought because God, your God, is striding ahead of you. He's right there with you. He won't let you down; he won't leave you.""Deuteronomy 31:6
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for anxiety (MSG) 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 (MSG), 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 (MSG) 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 (MSG) 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 (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.