Bible Verses About Peace Over Anxiety
There's a difference between verses that tell you to stop worrying and verses that show you where real rest comes from. This pack leans toward the second kind — promises of God's presence, his peace that 'surpasses understanding,' and the stillness available even in a restless season.
If your mind races the moment you're not distracted, these ESV verses are meant to be the first thing that comes to mind instead of the scroll.
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Get the Peace over Anxiety pack →1. John 14:27 (ESV)
“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.”
2. Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”
3. Colossians 3:15 (ESV)
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”
4. Romans 5:1 (ESV)
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
5. John 16:33 (ESV)
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.””
6. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (ESV)
“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.”
7. Proverbs 3:17 (ESV)
“Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.”
8. Matthew 6:34 (ESV)
““Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
9. 1 Peter 5:7 (ESV)
“casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
10. John 14:27 (ESV)
“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.”
11. Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”
12. Colossians 3:15 (ESV)
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”
13. Romans 5:1 (ESV)
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
14. John 16:33 (ESV)
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.””
15. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (ESV)
“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.”
16. Proverbs 3:17 (ESV)
“Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.”
17. Matthew 6:34 (ESV)
““Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
18. 1 Peter 5:7 (ESV)
“casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
19. John 14:27 (ESV)
“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.”
20. Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”
21. Colossians 3:15 (ESV)
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”
22. Romans 5:1 (ESV)
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
23. John 16:33 (ESV)
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.””
24. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (ESV)
“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.”
25. Proverbs 3:17 (ESV)
“Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.”
26. Matthew 6:34 (ESV)
““Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
27. 1 Peter 5:7 (ESV)
“casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
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