52 Bible Verses About Fear and How to Overcome It

Life can be scary. Really scary. Sometimes frightening things happen that we just don’t understand. It could be the loss of a loved one, a relationship struggle, or a scary medical diagnosis. No matter what fearful trial you’re facing, let these Bible verses about fear speak to you today.

Bible Verses About Fear

Like everyone at one point or another, I’ve gone through some really tough and scary times. Losing my dad, financial struggles, and chronic health issues are just some of the fear-inducing life events I’ve faced.

Honestly, I don’t know how I would have made it through these trials (some of which I’m still enduring) without a personal relationship with God.

Being a Christian doesn’t make life easy (in some ways, it may actually make it harder) but it definitely makes life more meaningful. Knowing that the God who created this universe cares deeply about every detail of your life gives comfort and hope when everything else seems overwhelmingly hopeless.

If you’re struggling with fear today, take heart!  Even when you can’t feel His presence, God promises to be near to those who call upon Him.

God speaks to us through His written word, the Bible.  Although we should rely on the Bible at all times, God’s word is particularly comforting during times of trials, pain and discouragement.

Keep reading to find out what the Bible says about fear and anxiety.

Bible Verses About Not Being Afraid

Do not fear or be dismayed. — Deuteronomy 1:21

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. — Deuteronomy 31:6

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. –Psalm 23:4

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? — Psalm 27:1

I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. — Psalm 34:4

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. — Psalm 56:3

You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day. — Psalm 91:5

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.  What can man do to me? — Psalm 118:6

For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” — Isaiah 41:13

But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” — Isaiah 43:1

Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. — Mathew 10:31

But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” — Mark 5:36

Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. — Luke 12:32

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” — Romans 8:15

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. — 2 Timothy 1:7

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. — 1 John 4:18

Be Courageous

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. — Joshua 1:9

Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him. — 2 Samuel 10:12

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! — Psalm 27:14

Everyone helps his neighbor and says to his brother, “Be strong!” — Isaiah 41:6

God is Our Refuge

Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. — Psalm 16:1

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you,  in the sight of the children of mankind! — Psalm 31:19

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. — Psalm 46:1

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” — Psalm 91:1-2

He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. — Psalm 91:4

Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place—the Most High, who is my refuge—no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. — Psalm 91:9-10

Worry and Anxiety

When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. — Psalm 94:19

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. — Proverbs 12:25

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? — Mathew 6:27

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. — Matthew 6:34

And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? — Luke 12:22-26

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. — Philippians 4:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. — 1 Peter 5:6-7

Bible Verses About Peace Overcoming Fear

May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! — Psalm 29:11

When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. — Proverbs 16:7

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. — Isaiah 26:3

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. — John 14:27

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 4:7

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. — Colossians 3:15

Bible Verses About Hope Over Fear

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. –Psalm 39:7

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. — Psalm 43:5

For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. — Psalm 71:5

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. — Romans 5:2

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. — Romans 15:13

That you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might — Ephesians 1:18-19

Bible Verses About God’s Faithfulness

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations — Deuteronomy 7:9

For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. — Psalm 33:4

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. — Psalm 55:22

Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast — Psalm 119:90

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. — Zephaniah 3:17

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? — Romans 8:35

There are so many encouraging Bible verses about fear, and God’s help in the midst of trials!  May God use these verses to strengthen and encourage your heart, and help you overcome your fears.

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