10 verses · KJV
Stress is what happens when the weight we are carrying outgrows the strength we think we have. Scripture answers it not with a productivity tip but with an invitation: come, hand it over, and rest. These verses are for the seasons when everything feels like too much at once.
Matthew 11:28-30
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:6-7
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Read in context1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Read in contextPsalms 55:22
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Read in contextJohn 14:27
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Read in contextProverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Read in contextPsalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Read in contextIsaiah 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Read in contextMatthew 6:34
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.
Read in contextPsalms 23:1-3
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Read in contextIt finds you.
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Stress is what happens when the weight we are carrying outgrows the strength we think we have. Scripture answers it not with a productivity tip but with an invitation: come, hand it over, and rest. These verses are for the seasons when everything feels like too much at once.
Matthew 11:28-30 is one of the most turned-to passages on stress. It appears below alongside the other verses on this page, each shown in full so you can sit with the whole thought rather than a fragment.
Writing down what you are actually carrying — and then reading Scripture in response — turns a verse from words on a page into something spoken into your situation. Nemora was built for exactly this: you write, and Scripture responds.
