Scriptures to Help You Overcome Fear

At different times in life, we all experience fear. You may be afraid about a potential outcome in your life or struggling to exercise bold faith in the face of your fears. When you find yourself nervous, timid, or apprehensive about situations and potential outcomes in your life, you can always turn to scripture to renew your mind to truth.*

When you meditate on scripture, the Holy Spirit will bring you peace, boldness, and hope. Below are scriptures you can read, reflect on, pray about and memorize to help you overcome fear and exercise faith.

22 Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.”

-Deuteronomy 3:22 NIV

6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

-Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV

7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

-Joshua 1:7-9 NIV

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2  He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3  he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
    for his name’s sake.

4 Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
    for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
    my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

-Psalm 23 NIV

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 NIV

When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;

    he brought me into a spacious place.

The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.

    What can mere mortals do to me?

The Lord is with me; he is my helper.

    I look in triumph on my enemies.

-Psalm 118:5-7 NIV

So do not fear, for I am with you;

    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

-Isaiah 41:10 NIV

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.

-John 14:1 NIV

27 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 NIV

31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

-Romans 8:31-32 NIV

16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

-2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NIV

7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

-2 Timothy 1:7 NIV

*At times, you may need to additionally seek outside support like counseling and therapy for the amount of fear you are experiencing. If fear has become debilitating and limiting in your life, please pursue professional help full of confidence and free of shame.