Ten hand-picked King James Version passages that speak directly to anxiety — about casting your cares, guarding your heart, and receiving peace that the world cannot give. Every verse is fully quoted, linked to its permanent page, and free to share.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Instead of letting worry churn, bring every request to God — the verse begins with "be careful for nothing" and ends with thanksgiving.
Read Philippians 4:6 in contextAnd the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
The peace that "passeth all understanding" stands guard over your heart and mind. Anxiety comes in; this peace is the garrison.
Read Philippians 4:7 in contextTake 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.
Tomorrow has its own troubles. This verse frees you to deal only with today — a boundary that anxious thoughts constantly overrun.
Read Matthew 6:34 in contextGod [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
God is "a very present help in trouble" — not a distant helper, but one already on the scene of the crisis.
Read Psalms 46:1 in contextCasting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
The word is cast: hand the whole weight of your anxiety over, because God cares for you personally.
Read 1 Peter 5:7 in contextFear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Fear is answered with presence: "I am with thee." The command "fear not" is grounded in a promise, not a pep talk.
Read Isaiah 41:10 in contextCast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
The same verb as 1 Peter 5:7 — cast your burden on the Lord. The psalmist promises he will sustain you, "he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
Read Psalms 55:22 in contextPeace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Christ leaves a peace the world cannot manufacture — so anxiety has no logical right to rule the heart that receives it.
Read John 14:27 in contextCome unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
An invitation to the weary and heavy-laden, with rest as the promised response — not effort, but coming.
Read Matthew 11:28 in contextIn the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
When anxious thoughts multiply inside you, the psalmist finds God's comforts arriving in the same measure — "delight my soul."
Read Psalms 94:19 in contextThe Bible treats anxiety as a real weight and repeatedly gives it a concrete answer: bring the worry to God in prayer (Philippians 4:6–7), cast the burden on him (Psalm 55:22, 1 Peter 5:7), and trade fear for his presence (Isaiah 41:10). None of these verses dismiss anxiety — they redirect it.
The King James Version (1769), which is in the public domain in the United States. Rights may differ outside the U.S.
Yes. The KJV text is public domain, so you may copy, quote and share these verses freely. You can also turn any verse into an image for Pinterest, Instagram or a phone wallpaper.
Neither. Each verse was hand-picked for the anxious state of mind, and every passage is a full KJV verse with its context one click away.