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Bible Emotion Finder
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When you feel anxious / worried
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
— Philippians 4:6
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
— 1 Peter 5:7
“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”
— Matthew 6:34
“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
— Psalm 55:22
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.”
— John 14:1
Need words to pray about this? Try the Prayer Generator for anxious / worried.
Scripture for every season of feeling
The Bible is not afraid of human emotion. Its psalms grieve and rage and rejoice; its prophets feel weary and abandoned; its apostles describe joy and sorrow in the same breath. The Bible Emotion Finder is built on that honesty. Pick how you feel right now — anxious, afraid, sad, lonely, angry, guilty, hopeless, weak, confused, unloved, thankful, joyful, doubting, restless, or tempted — and the tool returns five to seven King James verses that speak directly to that feeling.
The mapping is curated: each emotion is paired with a topic our editors believe Scripture addresses most clearly for that feeling. “Anxious” goes to verses on anxiety and casting your cares; “guilty” goes to verses on God’s forgiveness; “weary” goes to verses on God’s strength. The verses are exactly the same hand-picked sets used by the Bible Verse Finder, so you can switch between the two depending on whether you want to start from a feeling or from a word.
Once you’ve found verses that speak to you, the next step is prayer. Use the Prayer Generator to write a short prayer for the same emotion. Or read the Daily Bible Verse to start tomorrow with Scripture. For longer reading, browse our study topics and verse articles.