Bible Verses About Fear

Bible verses about Fear

200 verses

Exploring what the Bible says about fear can be transformative. Scripture doesn't dismiss fear as a simple emotion, but acknowledges its power while offering a profound path to overcoming it through faith. Understanding these verses helps us recognize the root of our anxieties and redirect our focus towards God's unwavering love and protection. By studying these passages, we learn to replace fear with trust, anxiety with peace, and doubt with unwavering belief in His promises. The Bible provides practical guidance and spiritual reassurance, empowering us to walk boldly in faith, knowing we are held secure in His everlasting arms.

Scripture Passages

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And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.

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And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

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And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.

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And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

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We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

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Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

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And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

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And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

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And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.

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And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

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Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

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He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

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All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.

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Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

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Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

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And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On bare unto him.

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And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

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Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En–rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.

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Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

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Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

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And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

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Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

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And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En–gedi.

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When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

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For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

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Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

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That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

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Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

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Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

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The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.

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Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

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Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

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And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

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And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

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Then David enquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

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The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

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My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

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Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

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For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

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The Bible consistently addresses fear, not to condemn us for feeling it, but to offer a pathway through it. The verses explored reveal a God who understands our anxieties and provides unwavering support. From promises of divine presence and protection to calls for courage and trust, Scripture equips us to confront our fears with faith. Remembering that perfect love casts out fear, we can actively cultivate a deeper relationship with God, finding solace and strength in His character. Let these verses serve as a constant reminder to reflect on God's faithfulness in past trials and to apply His promises to our present anxieties. By meditating on these truths and anchoring ourselves in God's unwavering love, we can navigate life's uncertainties with a spirit of peace and boldness.