Bible Verses About Doubt

Doubt is something everyone faces at times, whether it’s about life, faith, or decisions. The Bible offers wisdom and reassurance for those moments of uncertainty. In this post, we’ll explore Bible verses about doubt that can help you find clarity, strength, and encouragement when you’re questioning things in your life.

Bible Verses About Doubt

James 1:6 – “But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.”

Matthew 14:31 – “Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith, why did you doubt?'”

Mark 9:24 – “Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!'”

John 20:27 – “Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.'”

2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we live by faith, not by sight.”

Matthew 21:21 – “Jesus replied, ‘Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and it will be done.'”

Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

Luke 12:29 – “And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.”

1 John 5:14 – “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”

Matthew 17:20 – “He replied, ‘Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.'”

Psalm 77:1 – “I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.”

John 14:1 – “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.”

James 4:7 – “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Isaiah 41:10 – “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Psalm 46:10 – “He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'”

Matthew 6:30 – “If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?”

Psalm 34:4 – “I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.”

1 Peter 5:7 – “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

Luke 7:19 – “He called two of them and sent them to the Lord to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?'”

John 7:5 – “For even his own brothers did not believe in him.”

Isaiah 40:31 – “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Romans 8:32 – “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”

Psalm 56:3 – “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”

Matthew 28:17 – “When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.”

John 20:25 – “So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord!’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.'”

Job 3:25 – “What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.”

Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”

Romans 4:20 – “Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,”

Matthew 8:26 – “He replied, ‘You of little faith, why are you so afraid?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.”

Mark 11:23 – “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.”

John 14:27 – “‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.'”

1 Kings 18:21 – “Elijah went before the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.’ But the people said nothing.”

Romans 14:23 – “But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.”

1 Timothy 2:8 – “Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.”

Exodus 14:31 – “And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.”

Psalm 42:11 – “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”

2 Chronicles 20:12 – “Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

Psalm 11:3 – “When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”

Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”

Luke 24:38 – “He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?'”

Psalm 121:2 – “My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”

Genesis 15:6 – “Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.”

Mark 16:14 – “Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.”

Romans 11:33 – “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!”

Psalm 91:2 – “I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.'”

These verses offer insight into how to deal with doubt and encourage faith and trust in God’s promises.

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