The best Bible verses for worry (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for worry (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."Matthew 6:33
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."Matthew 6:33
"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."Romans 12:2
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,"1 Corinthians 13:4
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."1 Corinthians 13:13
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."2 Timothy 1:7
"To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."Psalms 46:1
"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."Psalms 46:10
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"Galatians 5:22
"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,"Hebrews 12:1
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:"Ephesians 2:8
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."Isaiah 40:31
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for worry (KJV) are Matthew 6:33, Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 13:4. 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 worry (KJV) 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 worry (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.