Ten hand-picked King James Version passages that answer fear — "fear not" grounded in presence, promise, and a sound mind. Every verse is fully quoted, linked to its permanent page, and free to share.
The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
The verse answers its own question: if the LORD is "light and salvation", fear has no remaining object.
Read Psalms 27:1 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.
The command "fear not" is grounded in a promise, not a pep talk — "for I am with thee".
Read Isaiah 41:10 in contextHave not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Spoken to Joshua at the edge of a new land: courage is commanded because presence is promised, "whithersoever thou goest".
Read Joshua 1:9 in contextFor God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Fear is named as a spirit that God has not given — the alternatives are power, love and a sound mind.
Read 2 Timothy 1:7 in contextWhat time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
The honest reflex: "what time I am afraid" — fear comes, and the psalmist turns it into trust in the same breath.
Read Psalms 56:3 in contextBe strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Moses’ farewell to Israel: the promise of going before, not failing, not forsaking.
Read Deuteronomy 31:6 in contextThe LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
A counting argument: with the LORD on your side, the question "what can man do unto me" answers itself.
Read Psalms 118:6 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.
The peace is Christ’s own peace, distinct from anything the world manufactures — and it is given, not earned.
Read John 14:27 in contextWhat shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?
The chain of God’s love in Romans 8 ends in a rhetorical question: "If God be for us, who can be against us?"
Read Romans 8:31 in contextHe shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.
The shelter image: feathers and wings, shield and buckler — protection described as a covering, not a distance.
Read Psalms 91:4 in contextThe Bible does not pretend fear does not exist — "what time I am afraid" is an honest psalm. It repeatedly answers fear with presence ("I am with thee") and with a different spirit: power, love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7).
The King James Version (1769), which is in the public domain in the United States. Rights may differ outside the U.S.
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Neither. Each verse was hand-picked for the afraid state of mind, and every passage is a full KJV verse with its context one click away.