20 Bible Verses About Worry (KJV)
Jesus talked about worry more directly than almost any other teacher: "Take no thought for your life... Behold the fowls of the air." These twenty verses gather His words from the Sermon on the Mount alongside the Psalms' repeated "fret not."
“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”Matthew 6:26 (KJV)
“Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?”Matthew 6:27 (KJV)
“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?”Matthew 6:31 (KJV)
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”Matthew 6:33 (KJV)
“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”Matthew 6:34 (KJV)
“And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.”Luke 12:22 (KJV)
“Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?”Luke 12:24 (KJV)
“And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.”Luke 12:29 (KJV)
“For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.”Luke 12:30 (KJV)
“But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.”Luke 12:31 (KJV)
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”Proverbs 3:5 (KJV)
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”Proverbs 3:6 (KJV)
“[A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.”Psalms 37:1 (KJV)
“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”Psalms 37:7 (KJV)
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”Psalms 37:8 (KJV)
“The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.”Exodus 14:14 (KJV)
“It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.”Psalms 127:2 (KJV)
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”Philippians 4:19 (KJV)
“Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.”Matthew 10:31 (KJV)
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