All Scripture references are from the English Standard Version.
Fear
John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 27:1&5; 34:4; 56:1-13; 91:1-16; Isaiah 35:4; 41:10; John 14:27; Hebrews 13:6;1 John 4:18
Anger
Romans 12: 17-18 – Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’says the Lord.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 37:8; Proverbs 14:29; 15:1; Matthew 5:22-24; Romans 12:10-21; Ephesians 4:26, 31-32; James 1:19-20
Anxiety/Worry
Psalm 37:5 – Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 46:1-11; 55:22, Proverbs 3:5-6; Matthew 6:25-34, Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Peter 5:7
Bereavement
Isaiah 25:8 – He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 23; Isaiah 25:8; John 11:25; 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:55; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Philippians 1:21, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Peter 1:3-4
Bitterness/Resentment
Ephesians 4:31-32 – Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Additional scriptures: Matthew 6:14-15; Romans 12:14, 17-19; Hebrews 12:14-15; 1 Peter 2:23
Depression
Philippians 4:13 – I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 27:13-14; 34:1-22: 42:1-11; Isaiah 41:10; Matthew 11:28-30; Romans 8:28
Discouragement/Disappointment
Matthew 11:28-30 – Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Additional scriptures: Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 16-18; Galatians 6:9; Philippians 1:6; 4:6-7, 19; Peter 1:6-9 1 Thessalonians3:3; Hebrews 10:35-36
Distress
1 Peter 5:7 – Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 31:24; 61:1-2; 103:13-14; Luke 18:1-8; Hebrews 12:3; 13:5
Doubt
Philippians 1:6 – Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Additional scriptures: John 6:37; 10:27-29; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 11:6; 12:2; 1 John 5:13
Feeling Far from God
Proverbs 28:13 – He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 139:1-18; Isaiah 55:7; Lamentations 3:22-23; Luke 15:11-24; Revelation 2:4-5
Jealousy/Envy
James 5:9 – Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
Additional scriptures: Exodus 20:17; Proverbs 14:30; 27:4; 1 Corinthians 3:3; Galatians 5:19-21, 26; Hebrews 13:5; James 3:16; 5:9
Lonliness
Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 25:16-18; 27; Isaiah 46:4; 55:12; John 14:15-21; Acts 2:25-26; Hebrews 13:5-6
Sadness
Psalm 119:50 – This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 91:14-15; Isaiah 43:2; 61:1-3; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17; Hebrews 4:15-16
Sickness
3 John 1:2 – Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
Additional scriptures: Exodus 15:26; 23:25; Psalm 30:2; 41:3; 91:3-10; 103:3-5; 107:20; Jeremiah 30:17; 33:6; Matthew 9:35; James 5:14-15
Temptation
Psalm 119:9-11 – How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Additional scriptures: Matthew 4:1-4, 11; 1 Corinthians 10:12-13; James 1:2-3, 12-15; 4:7
Being troubled by wrong thoughts
Colossians 3:2 – Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Additional scriptures: Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:1-6; 4:4; 19:7-14; Isaiah 26:3; Philippians 4:8
Acceptance
John 6:37 – All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
Additional scriptures: 1 Samuel 16:7; Psalm 139:16; Romans 12:3, 6; Ephesians 1:5
Church
Romans 12:5 – so we, though many, are one body in Christ,and individually members one of another.
Additional scriptures: Acts 2:41; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 2:11-12; 10:24-25
Courage
Isaiah 41:10 – fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, forI am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Additional scriptures: Joshua 1:5-9; Psalm 18:29-33;Isaiah 41:10; 43:2-3; 50:7; Acts 4:13-31; Ephesians 6:10-18
Death
Psalm 23:4 – Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Additional scriptures: John 11:25; 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:54; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Philippians 1:21; 3:20-21; 2 Timothy 1:10
Demons
Matthew 10:1 – And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.
Additional scriptures: Luke 7:21; Acts 8:6-7;Ephesians 6:10-18
Drinking and Drugs
Proverbs 20:1 – Wine is a mocker, h3 drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Additional scriptures: Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 5:18
Faith
Matthew 17:20 – He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Additional scriptures: Mark 11:22-26; Romans 1:17; 3:21-28; 4:3-5; 5:1-2; 10:8-11, 17; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 11:1-6; 12:2; 1 Peter 1:6-9; 1 John 5:4
Financial Difficulties
Philippians 4:12-13 – I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 50:10-15; Matthew 6:28-33; Philippians 4:11-13, 19; 1 Timothy 6:10; 1 John 5:14-15; James 2:15-16
Forgiveness
1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 32:1-7; 51:1-19; 103:12; Matthew 6:14-15; 18:21-22; Luke 23:34
Friendship
Proverbs 18:24 – A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Additional scriptures: 1 Samuel 18:1-3; Ecclesiastes 4:9-10; 22:24-25; John 15:12-15
Giving
Deuteronomy 15:11 – For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’
Additional scriptures: Proverbs 3:9-10; 21:13; Malachi 3:10; Matthew 6:3-4; 25:40; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-12; James 2:15-16
God’s Love
Romans 5:8 – but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
John 3:16; 15:13-16; Romans 8:38-39; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; 1 John 3:1; 4:9-18
Grace
Hebrews 4:16 – Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Additional scriptures: John 1:14-18; Romans 5:1-2; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Ephesians 1:3-10; 2:1-10; Titus 2:11-13; Hebrews 4:15-16
Guidance
James 1:5 – If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Additional scriptures: Proverbs 3:5-6; James 1:5-6
Healing
Psalm 147:3 – He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 103:1-5; 147:3; James 1:6; 5:13-16
Heaven
1 John 3:2 – Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
Additional scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10; Philippians 1:21-24; Revelation 21
Hell
Daniel 12:2 – And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Additional scriptures: Matthew 5:22; 10:28; Mark 9:44; Luke 16:19-31; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 20:9-15
Hope
Romans 15:13 – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 42:11; 71:5; Colossians 1:3-5, 27; 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17; Hebrews 11:1
Joy
Psalm 16:11 – You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Additional scriptures: Nehemiah 8:10; Psalm 16:11; 30:5; Isaiah 61:3, 10; Luke 15:7; John 15:11; Romans 5:11; Galatians 5:22; Philippians 2:1-2; 4:4; Colossians 1:11-14
Judgement
John 5:24 – Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Additional scriptures: Matthew 12:36-37; Romans 8:1; 1 Corinthians 3:11-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 20:12-15
Love
1 John 4:7,8 – Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Additional scriptures: Deuteronomy 10:12; Matthew 22:37-40; John 13:34-35; 14:21-24; Romans 12:9-10; 1 John 3:14; 4:7-21
Money
Ecclesiastes 5:10 – He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 62:10; Proverbs 11:28; 23:5; 28:19; Ecclesiastes 5:10, 19; Matthew 6:24; 25:14-30; Luke 6:38; 12:15; 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12; 1 Timothy 6:7-10; Hebrews 13:5
The Occult
Revelation 21:8 – But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Additional scriptures: Deuteronomy 18:10-13; Malachi 3:6; Galatians 5:19-21;
Patience
Psalm 37:7 – Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
Additional scriptures: Psalm 37:7; 40:1; Isaiah 40:31; Romans 8:25; 12:12; Galatians 5:19-21; Philippians 4:11; Hebrews 10:35-36; James 1:2-4; 5:7-8
Peace
Isaiah 26:3 – You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 34:14; 119:165; Isaiah 26:3; 48:18; John 14:27; 16:33; Romans 5:1; 8:6; 14:17-19; Philippians 4:6-7; Colossians 3:15
Persecution/Suffering
1 Peter 4:12-13 – Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
Additional scriptures: Jeremiah 20:11; Matthew 5:10-12; John 15:18-20; Romans 8:35-39; 2 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 16
Pleasure
Psalm 16:11 – You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Additional scriptures: Nehemiah 8:10; Proverbs 21:17; Ecclesiastes 2:1-11; Jeremiah 15:16; 1 Peter 1:8
Praise
Hebrews 13:15 – Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 50:23; 92:1; 97:1, 12; 100:1-2; 101:1; 105:1-2; 149:1-5; 150:1-6; Acts 16:25
Prayer
James 5:16 – Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Additional scriptures: Matthew 6:6-7; Mark 11:24; John 14:13-14; 15:7; Ephesians 3:12; 6:18; Philippians 4:6; 1 Timothy 2:8; Hebrews 4:16;
Pride
1 Peter 5:5 – Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Additional scriptures: Psalm 101:5; Proverbs 16:5, 18,25; 18:12; Isaiah 14:12-15; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5-7
Salvation
John 1:12 – But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God
Additional scriptures: John 3:3, 16-18; 14:6; Romans 1:16; 3:23; 6:23; 10:13; Ephesians 1:13-14; Philippians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Peter 1:8-9
Satan/The Devil
James 4:7-8 – Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Additional scriptures: John 8:44; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 11:3; Ephesians 6:11-18; 1 Peter 5:8-9; Revelation 12:9-10; 20:10
Sexual Perversion
Hebrews 13:4 – Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Additional scriptures: Proverbs 5:17-23; Matthew 5:27-30; Romans 1:27-32; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, 14-20; 10:13; Ephesians 4:19-24; 5:3-5;
Sin
1 John 1:7-9 – But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Additional scriptures: Psalm 1:1-6; Romans 6:12-23; Galatians 5:19-21; Colossians 3:5-6; Hebrews 12:3-4; James 1:14-15;
Spiritual Power
Acts 1:8 – But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Additional scriptures: Romans 6:14; 8:31-39; 1 Corinthians 1:17-18; 15:20-28, 54-57; Ephesians 2:4-7; 6:10-18; Philippians 3:10; 4:13
Strength
Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Additional scriptures: Nehemiah 8:10; Psalm 27:1; 31:24; 105:4; Isaiah 40:28-31; 41:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Ephesians 3:14-19; 6:10
Worship
1 Chronicles 16:29 – Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness
Additional scriptures: Exodus 15:1-2; Psalm 9:1-2; 29:2; 43:4; 95:6; John 4:23-24