SCRIPTURE FOR EMOTIONS
A Biblical Reference Guide
ANXIETY
Matthew 6:25–34
Philippians 4:6–7
1 Peter 5:7
Isaiah 41:10
Psalm 94:19
John 14:27
Proverbs 12:25
2 Timothy 1:7
Psalm 55:22
Hebrews 13:6
FEAR
Isaiah 41:13
Psalm 23:4
2 Timothy 1:7
Joshua 1:9
Psalm 56:3–4
Deuteronomy 31:6
John 14:27
Psalm 34:4
Romans 8:15
Proverbs 29:25
ANGER
Ephesians 4:26–27
James 1:19–20
Proverbs 14:29
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Colossians 3:8
Proverbs 15:1
Matthew 5:22
Romans 12:19
Psalm 37:8
Proverbs 16:32
SADNESS
Psalm 34:18
Matthew 5:4
John 16:20–22
Psalm 42:11
Lamentations 3:31–33
Isaiah 53:3
2 Corinthians 1:3–4
Psalm 147:3
Revelation 21:4
Ecclesiastes 3:1–4
GRIEF
John 11:35
Psalm 73:26
2 Corinthians 1:5
1 Thessalonians 4:13–14
Psalm 30:5
Isaiah 61:3
Matthew 11:28
Romans 8:18
Psalm 66:20
Revelation 21:4
LONELINESS
Psalm 68:6
Hebrews 13:5
Matthew 28:20
Psalm 25:16
John 14:18
Isaiah 41:17
Deuteronomy 31:8
Psalm 142:4–5
Joshua 1:5
Romans 8:38–39
CONFUSION
Proverbs 3:5–6
1 Corinthians 14:33
James 1:5
Psalm 32:8
Isaiah 30:21
John 16:13
Psalm 119:105
Romans 12:2
Colossians 3:15
Psalm 37:23
SHAME
Romans 8:1
Isaiah 54:4
Psalm 34:5
Hebrews 12:2
2 Corinthians 5:17
Micah 7:19
Psalm 103:12
1 John 1:9
Joel 2:25–26
Zephaniah 3:19
GUILT
Psalm 32:3–5
1 John 1:7
Isaiah 1:18
Romans 5:8
Hebrews 10:22
Psalm 51:1–4
2 Corinthians 7:10
Proverbs 28:13
John 8:36
Colossians 2:13–14
HOPELESSNESS
Psalm 42:5
Romans 15:13
Lamentations 3:22–23
Isaiah 40:31
2 Corinthians 4:16–18
Psalm 71:14
Hebrews 6:19
Jeremiah 29:11
Romans 8:24–25
Psalm 130:5
JOY
Nehemiah 8:10
Psalm 16:11
John 15:11
Romans 15:13
Galatians 5:22
Psalm 30:11
Isaiah 12:3
1 Peter 1:8
Psalm 126:5
Philippians 4:4
PEACE
John 14:27
Isaiah 26:3
Colossians 3:15
Philippians 4:7
Romans 5:1
Psalm 29:11
2 Thessalonians 3:16
John 16:33
Psalm 4:8
Numbers 6:26
LOVE
1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Romans 8:38–39
John 15:13
1 John 4:18
Romans 5:5
Ephesians 3:18–19
Psalm 36:7
Jeremiah 31:3
Zephaniah 3:17
1 John 4:9–10