Bible verses by mood and topic
Start with the feeling, not the chapter. Every page has ten or more verses chosen for that exact situation, the real text from the World English Bible, and a version in the words you'd actually use.
How you feel
- Bible verses for anxietyTwelve Bible verses for anxiety, each with a plain-language version and an honest note on what it meant before it went on a mug.12 verses
- Bible verses for lonelinessBible verses for when you feel lonely, from people who actually were: a prophet in a cave, a widow, a prisoner nobody visited, and Jesus himself.13 verses
- Bible verses for stressBible verses for stress and burnout, with straight talk about what they meant and what they don't promise: thirteen passages and one honest practice.13 verses
- Bible verses for heartbreakBible verses for heartbreak that don't rush you: thirteen passages for breakups, rejection and loss, with plain-language versions and honest notes.13 verses
- Bible verses for sadnessBible verses for when you're sad, including the ones that just sit in it: psalms, Jesus crying, Hannah pouring her heart out, and a few about morning.13 verses
- Bible verses for angerWhat the Bible actually says about anger, in thirteen verses: when it's allowed, when it isn't, what Jesus did with his, and what to do with yours.13 verses
- Bible verses for fearFourteen Bible verses for fear, with who said them and why. 'Do not be afraid' appears a lot, and it's almost always said to someone with good reason to be.14 verses
- Bible verses for feeling overwhelmedBible verses for when it's all too much: thirteen passages from people who said 'I can't carry this' to God, and what they were told in return.13 verses
- Bible verses for guilt and shameBible verses for guilt and shame, for when you did the thing and can't stop replaying it, and for when the shame is older and not even about anything you did.14 verses
- Bible verses about jealousyBible verses about jealousy and envy, read honestly: what it does to you, where it comes from, and what scripture says to do with it.13 verses
- Bible verses for insecurityBible verses for insecurity, for when you feel like you're not enough. What God actually says about you, and to the people who felt the same.13 verses
- Bible verses for griefBible verses for grief that don't rush you. Psalms that cry, a Jesus who wept, and a hope that doesn't pretend the loss isn't real.14 verses
- Bible verses for depressionBible verses for depression, read slowly, with the darkest psalms included, and a clear word that faith and treatment are not rivals.14 verses
- Bible verses for when you're tiredBible verses for when you're tired, worn out or running on empty. What scripture says about rest, sleep, and a God who doesn't get tired.14 verses
- Bible verses about hopeBible verses about hope, mostly written by people in prison, exile or grief. What Christian hope is, what it isn't, and what it's tied to.14 verses
- Bible verses about gratitudeBible verses about gratitude and giving thanks, including what 'in all circumstances' does and doesn't mean, with honest notes on each.13 verses
- Bible verses about joyBible verses about joy, the kind that shows up next to sorrow. Loud ones, quiet ones, and what the Bible means when it calls joy a fruit.14 verses
- Bible verses about peaceBible verses about peace, from the oldest blessing in scripture to a boat in a storm. What shalom means, and how peace with God differs from peace of God.14 verses
What you're dealing with
- Bible verses about identityWhat the Bible says about who you are: made on purpose, known by name, and not defined by grades, looks, or what people think of you.13 verses
- Bible verses about purposeThe Bible rarely tells anyone what job to do. It says what a human life is for. Verses on purpose, with honest notes on Jeremiah 29:11.13 verses
- Bible verses about relationshipsBible verses for the everyday work of getting on with people: listening, soft answers, forgiving, and talking to someone instead of about them.14 verses
- Bible verses about dating and loveNobody in the Bible dated, so this page is honest about what carries over: how love behaves, sex, not rushing, and who is good for you.14 verses
- Bible verses about friendshipWhat the Bible says about friends: loyalty, honesty that stings, gossip that splits, and the stories of Jonathan, Ruth, and Job's friends.14 verses
- Bible verses about familyBible verses about family for people whose family is complicated: honoring parents, what fathers owe, and God taking in the abandoned.14 verses
- Bible verses about moneyBible verses about money, read honestly: what the love of it does, debt, contentment, giving, and what the ancient economy does not map onto yours.14 verses
- Bible verses for school and examsBible verses for exams and coursework: wisdom, work, worry, and sleep, with straight notes on what Philippians 4:13 actually promises.14 verses
- Bible verses about comparisonBible verses about comparison and envy, from the tenth commandment to Psalm 73, and Jesus telling Peter that someone else's path is not his business.14 verses
- Bible verses about faithWhat faith means in the Bible: trust rather than certainty, a mustard seed's worth is enough, and ‘help my unbelief’ counts as a prayer.14 verses
- Bible verses about doubtBible verses for doubt, treated as a reasonable place to stand: psalms that accuse God, prophets who argue, and disciples who doubted and stayed.14 verses
- Bible verses about forgivenessWhat the Bible actually says about forgiving people, being forgiven, and why forgiving someone is not the same as letting them back in.13 verses
- Bible verses about healingVerses about healing for your body, your head and your heart, with an honest look at what the Bible promises, what it doesn't, and where doctors fit in.12 verses
- Bible verses for strengthBible verses for when you have nothing left, with the actual context so you know what each one promises and what it doesn't.13 verses
- Bible verses about patienceWhat the Bible says about waiting, slow answers and keeping your temper, from people who were stuck waiting a lot longer than you have been.13 verses
- Bible verses about temptationBible verses for the moment you're about to do the thing again, and what they say about where temptation comes from and how people actually get out of it.12 verses
- What the Bible says about social mediaThe Bible has no verses about phones. It has a lot to say about attention, comparison, what you say in public, and stopping. Here's what applies.12 verses
- Bible verses about self-worthBible verses about what you're actually worth, according to the one who made you, for the days when your own estimate has dropped through the floor.12 verses
- Bible verses about the futureVerses for when you don't know what's coming, including an honest reading of Jeremiah 29:11 and what the Bible does and doesn't promise about your plans.13 verses
- Bible verses about making decisionsHow the Bible says to make a decision: ask for wisdom, get advice, check your motives, and then actually choose. With verses for each step.13 verses
- Bible verses for courageVerses for the thing you're scared to do, from a Bible full of people who were also scared and did it anyway, usually with the same reason given each time.13 verses
- Bible verses about restBible verses about rest, sleep and stopping, from a God who built a day off into the first week and a Jesus who told his friends to go and lie down.13 verses