The best Bible verses for worry (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for worry (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
""What I'm trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God's giving."Luke 12:29
""What I'm trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God's giving."Luke 12:29
""When they bring you, betrayed, into court, don't worry about what you'll say. When the time comes, say what's on your heart—the Holy Spirit will make his witness in and through you."Mark 13:11
"And don't worry about what you'll say or how you'll say it. The right words will be there;"Matthew 10:19
"When they got to Zuph, Saul said to the young man with him, "Enough of this. Let's go back. Soon my father is going to forget about the donkeys and start worrying about us.""1 Samuel 9:5
"And by the way, your lost donkeys—the ones you've been hunting for the last three days—have been found, so don't worry about them. At this moment, Israel's future is in your hands.""1 Samuel 9:20
""This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life."John 3:16
"I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for."Jeremiah 29:11
"Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am."Philippians 4:13
"That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good."Romans 8:28
"Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own."Proverbs 3:5
"Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track."Proverbs 3:6
"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
"Death Valley, I'm not afraid when you walk at my side. Your trusty shepherd's crook makes me feel secure."Psalms 23:4
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 (MSG) are Luke 12:29, Luke 21:14, Mark 13:11. 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 (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 worry (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.