7 Bible Verses About Worry
"Don't be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself" (Matthew 6:34). Jesus treats worry as a trust problem with a practical cure: today's obedience, tomorrow's needs left with the Father who feeds the birds and clothes the lilies.
So do not be troubled about tomorrow; tomorrow can take care of its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
That is why I tell you not to worry about your life, about what you will eat, or about your body, about what you will wear. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds in the sky. They do not plant or harvest or store food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth far more than they are?
Do not worry about anything. Instead, in everything, bring your requests to God through prayer and petition, with thanksgiving. And God’s peace, which is beyond all our understanding, will stand guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “That is why I tell you: stop worrying about your life and what you will eat, or about your body and what you will put on it. Life is worth more than food, and the body is worth more than clothing.
Above all, seek the kingdom and his righteousness, and you will be given all these things as well.
Do this by throwing every worry you have onto him, because you matter to him.
Can any of you add a single hour to your life by worrying?
Common questions
What did Jesus say about worry?
In Matthew 6:25–34 Jesus tells us not to worry about food, clothing, or tomorrow, because our heavenly Father knows what we need. He invites us, “Above all, seek the kingdom and His righteousness,” trusting that what we need will be provided.
Is worrying a sin?
The Bible treats worry as a lack of trust to be released rather than a mark of condemnation. Jesus gently says, “I tell you not to worry about your life” (Matthew 6:25), pointing to the Father’s care for the birds and the lilies as reason to rest.
How can I stop worrying?
Scripture replaces worry with prayer and trust — cast your cares on God (1 Peter 5:7) and take one day at a time (Matthew 6:34). Hiding a verse in your heart gives you something true to return to when worry rises.