Finding help in the Bible
Dealing with tough stuff
Anger
Proverbs 15.1;
Ephesians 4.26,27,31,32;
James 1.19-21
Anxiety/Worry
Psalm 25;
Luke 12.22-31;
John 14.1-7;
1 Peter 5.7;
1 John 4.13-18
Confusion
Psalm 37;
Ephesians 4.14;
Colossians 2.8;
2 Thessalonians 2.1-17;
1 John 2.3-6;
1 John 4.1-3;
Jude 3,4, 17-25
Depression
Psalm 16;
Psalm 130;
Lamentations 3.18-24;
Romans 3.21-26;
Romans 5.1-11;
Romans 8.31-39;
Ephesians 3.14-21;
Hebrews 4.16
Disappointment
Psalm 55;
Jeremiah 15.10-21;
Matthew 5.1-12
Discouragement
Psalms 42, 43, 62;
2 Corinthians 1.3,4;
2 Corinthians 4.1 - 5.10;
Philippians 3.12-16;
Philippians 4.10-13
Doubt
Psalm 8;
Psalm 146;
Proverbs 30.5;
Mark 4.35-41;
John 14.8-14;
John 20.24-29;
James 1.5-8
Fear
Psalm 27;
Psalm 46;
Luke 12.4-7;
John 6.16-21
Frustration
Job 36.1-33;
Matthew 7.7-11
Jealousy
Exodus 20.17;
Proverbs 23.17;
Proverbs 27.4;
Romans 13.11-14;
1 Corinthians 3.1-3;
James 3.13-18
Loneliness
Psalm 22;
John 10.14-16, 27-30;
John 14.15-21
Procrastination
Proverbs 18.9;
Proverbs 21.25,26;
Matthew 25.1-13;
Titus 3.14
Rejection
Psalm 38;
Isaiah 52.13 - 53.12;
Matthew 9.9-13;
John 15.18 - 16.4;
Ephesians 1.3-14;
1 Peter 2.4-10
Revenge
Leviticus 19.17,18;
Isaiah 25.1-5;
Matthew 5.38-42;
Romans 12.17-21
Sadness
Psalm 34;
John 16.16-24;
2 Corinthians 1.3-6
Stress
Numbers 6.24-26;
John 14.27;
1 Corinthians 1.3;
Philippians 4.8,9;
Colossians 3.1-4, 15
Weariness
Isaiah 35;
Isaiah 40.28-31;
Matthew 11.28-30
Dealing with tough situations
Addiction/Substance Abuse
Psalm 40.1-5, 11-17;
Psalm 116.1-7;
Proverbs 20.1;
Proverbs 23.19-21, 29-35;
Luke 15.11-32;
Romans 7.18-25;
Ephesians 4.22-24;
Hebrews 12.1-3
Death of a Loved One
Psalm 23;
Isaiah 25.6-12;
John 3.16,17;
John 11.25-27;
1 Corinthians 15.20-24;
1 Thessalonians 4.13-18;
Revelation 21:1-4
Decisions
Deuteronomy 30.15-20;
1 Kings 3;
Esther 4;
Psalm 139.23,24;
Daniel 2.14-23;
Philippians 1.9-11;
1 Thessalonians 5.19-21;
2 Timothy 3.14-17
Divorce
Numbers 30.9;
Deuteronomy 24.1-4;
Mark 10.1-12;
Titus 3.4-7;
2 Peter 1.3
Gossip
Proverbs 10.18,19;
Proverbs 11.13;
Proverbs 16.28;
Proverbs 18.8;
Proverbs 20.19;
Proverbs 26.20-22;
Matthew 15.10-20;
James 3.1-12
Illness
Psalms 41, 91;
Isaiah 38.1-20;
Mark 1.29-34;
Mark 6.53-56;
James 5.13-16;
3 John 2
Peer Pressure
Proverbs 1.8-19;
Romans 12.1,2;
Ephesians 5.1-20;
1 Timothy 4.12
Prejudice
Exodus 22.21;
Exodus 23.9;
Leviticus 19.33,34;
Matthew 7.1-5;
Luke 10.25-37;
Acts 10.34-36;
Galatians 3.26-29;
Ephesians 2.11-22;
James 2.1-4
Sexual Abstinence
1 Corinthians 6.12-20;
Colossians 3.5,6
Temptation
Proverbs 1.8-19;
Matthew 4.1-11;
Matthew 6.13;
Ephesians 6.10-17;
1 Timothy 6.6-10;
2 Timothy 2.22-24;
Hebrews 4.14-16;
James 1.13-15;
1 John 2.15-17
Celebrating good things in life
Courage
Joshua 1.1-9;
Philippians 1.28-30;
1 Thessalonians 2.1-4;
2 Timothy 1.7
Faith
Deuteronomy 4.1-14;
Matthew 15.21-28;
Romans 10.5-13;
Colossians 2.6,7;
Hebrews 10.35-39;
Hebrews 11.1-3;
James 1.12
Family
Exodus 20.12;
Ruth 1, 4.13-22;
Psalm 127.3;
Mark 3.31-35;
Ephesians 6.1-4;
Colossians 3.20,21
Forgiveness
Psalms 32, 51, 103;
Proverbs 28.13;
Micah 7.18-20;
Matthew 6.14,15;
Matthew 18.21-35;
Ephesians 4.32;
Philemon
Freedom
Exodus 6.6-8;
Exodus 15.1-21;
Leviticus 25.8-17;
John 8.31-38;
Galatians 5.13
Friendship
1 Samuel 18.1-4;
Proverbs 17.17;
Proverbs 24.26;
Proverbs 27.6;
Romans 16.1-16;
Philippians 2.19-30;
1 John 2.7-11
Generosity
Deuteronomy 15.1-11;
Proverbs 11.25;
Proverbs 22.9;
Matthew 6.1-4;
Luke 21.1-4;
Acts 2.43-47;
Acts 4.32-37;
2 Corinthians 8.1-15;
2 Corinthians 9.1-15
Gratitude
Psalms 96, 98, 100, 107, 111;
Luke 17.11-19;
Ephesians 5.19, 20;
Philippians 4.6;
Colossians 3.16,17
Happiness
Psalms 1, 30, 84;
Galatians 5.22-26;
Philippians 4.4
Honesty
Exodus 20.16;
Deuteronomy 16.18-20;
Deuteronomy 25.13-16;
Proverbs 10.9;
Proverbs 28.18;
Ephesians 4.15, 16, 25
Hope
Jeremiah 29.11-13;
Psalm 33;
Psalm 119.114;
Romans 15.4,13;
2 Thessalonians 2.16, 17;
Hebrews 6.18 - 20;
1 Peter 1:3-7
Humility
2 Samuel 22.26 - 28;
Ezra 8.21 - 23;
Psalm 147.1 - 6;
Proverbs 16.18, 19;
Mark 9.33-37;
Luke 9.46 - 48;
John 13.1 - 17;
Philippians 2. 1 - 11
Kindness
2 Samuel 9.1-13;
Matthew 7.12;
Matthew 25.31-46;
1 Peter 3.8-12
Love
Song of Songs 2.1 - 17;
1 Corinthians 13;
1 John 4.7 - 21
Patience
Proverbs 15.18;
Proverbs 25.15;
Proverbs 29.11;
Ecclesiastes 7.8;
2 Thessalonians 1.3-5;
James 5.7-11;
2 Peter 3.8,9
Persistence
Genesis 18.16-33;
Numbers 14.11-25;
Luke 18.1-8
Responsibility
Exodus 18.13-27;
Matthew 25.14-30;
Luke 14.25-33;
Romans 12.3-8;
Galatians 6.6-10;
Hebrews 13.1-7
Serenity/Peace
Psalm 85;
Isaiah 2.1-5;
Isaiah 11.1-9;
John 14.25-27;
Galatians 1.3-5;
Philippians 4.7
Celebrating good times
Baptism
Matthew 3.13-17; 28.18-20;
Acts 2.38, 39
Birthday
Psalms 145, 150; Philippians 4.4; 2 Peter 1.5-9
Entering college
Proverbs 1.7; Proverbs 8.1-36; Proverbs 24.14; Matthew 7.13,14;
1 Corinthians 1.18-31; 2 Peter 1.2
Graduation
Psalm 119.105; Proverbs 9.10-12; Matthew 5.13-16; Matthew 6.19-21; Ephesians 1.15-18; Philippians 1.9-11
Marriage
Genesis 2.18-24; Psalm 45; 1 Corinthians 13; Ephesians 5.21-33; Colossians 3.12-14
Receiving an award or special recognition
Proverbs 13.2; 1 Corinthians 9.24, 25; 2 Thessalonians 1:11, 12
Starting a new job
Proverbs 16.1-3; Galatians 6.3-5; 2 Thessalonians 3.6-13; 1 Peter 4.10, 11