Bible Verses About

Letting Go

Releasing what you can't control into God's hands.

  1. “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”

    Proverbs 3:5 · KJV

  2. “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”

    Ephesians 4:31 · KJV

  3. “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 · KJV

  4. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

    Jeremiah 29:11 · KJV

  5. “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.”

    Isaiah 43:18 · KJV

  6. “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”

    1 Peter 5:7 · KJV

  7. “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”

    Ephesians 4:26 · KJV

  8. “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”

    Philippians 3:12 · KJV

  9. “A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.”

    Proverbs 29:11 · KJV

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Frequently asked

What does the Bible say about letting go?

Scripture speaks to letting go in passages such as Proverbs 3:5, Ephesians 4:31, Philippians 4:6. For example, Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”

What is a well-known Bible verse about letting go?

Proverbs 3:5 — “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”

What is a short Bible verse about letting go?

1 Peter 5:7 — “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”