Fear
He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
- Mark 4:40
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.”
- Luke 12:32
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
- Isaiah 41:13
“But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.”
- Proverbs 1:33
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Matthew 10:28
Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.
- Proverbs 3:25-26
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
On the day the Lord gives you relief from suffering and turmoil and cruel bondage.
- Isaiah 14:3
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
- Proverbs 3:24
“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”
- 1 Peter 3:12-14
In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you.
- Isaiah 54:14
The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
- Romans 8:15
So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”
- Hebrews 13:6
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
- Psalm 46:1
“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mortal men, the sons of men, who are but grass.”
- Isaiah 51:12
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
- Proverbs 29:25
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
- Psalm 91:4-6
“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.” You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
- Isaiah 54:4
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
- Isaiah 43:2
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
- John 14:27
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. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Psalm 23:4-5
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? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.
- Psalm 27:1-3
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 8:37-39
