When worry keeps circling and your mind will not settle, God offers a peace the world cannot give. These King James verses invite you to bring your anxious heart to Him and find rest.
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.
John 14:27 · King James Version
Jesus leaves you His own peace, unlike anything the world offers, so your heart need not be troubled or afraid.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 · King James Version
When you pray instead of worry, the peace of God that surpasses understanding guards your heart and mind.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Isaiah 26:3 · King James Version
God keeps you in perfect peace when your mind stays fixed on Him rather than on your fears.
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 · King James Version
Instead of being anxious about anything, you are invited to bring every request to God with thanksgiving.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Colossians 3:15 · King James Version
You can let the peace of God act like an umpire in your heart, settling what is unsettled within you.
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:8 · King James Version
You can lie down and sleep in peace because the Lord alone keeps you safe through the night.
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 · King James Version
In this world you will have trouble, but in Christ you can have peace and take heart, for He has overcome it.
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
Isaiah 54:10 · King James Version
Even if everything around you shakes, God's covenant of peace toward you will not be removed.
The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Psalm 29:11 · King James Version
The same Lord who is strong on your behalf blesses His people with peace.
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 5:1 · King James Version
Because you are justified by faith, you have real peace with God, which quiets the deepest kind of anxiety.
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16 · King James Version
The Lord of peace Himself can give you peace at all times and in every way, in every circumstance.
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Numbers 6:26 · King James Version
God's blessing over you includes His lifted countenance and His gift of peace resting upon your life.
Philippians 4:6-7 tells you to pray about everything instead of being anxious, promising the peace of God that passes understanding, and Isaiah 26:3 says He keeps in perfect peace the mind stayed on Him. Turning worry into prayer is the pathway to His calm.
Psalms 4:8 says you can lie down and sleep in peace because the Lord keeps you safe, and John 14:27 gives His peace so your heart is not troubled. You can rest knowing He watches over you.
Isaiah 26:3 promises perfect peace when your mind is fixed on God, and Colossians 3:15 says to let His peace rule in your heart. Peace comes from directing your thoughts toward Him rather than your fears.