Bible Verse Counts

Reproducible counts of Bible verses and phrases, so claims that circulate online can be checked rather than repeated.

The "fear not" count

A widely shared devotional claim says the phrase "fear not" appears 365 times in the Bible — one for every day of the year. That number cannot be reproduced from any published translation.

In the King James Version, the exact phrase "fear not" occurs in 62 verses. Related forms such as "fear thou not" and "be not afraid" appear separately and should be counted separately.

Why exact counts matter

• Search results and devotionals repeat the 365 figure without a source.
• Exact-phrase matching per translation, per book, and per chapter is reproducible.
• Counts should name the translation they came from — they differ between them.

Free Bible study tools

TrustBible is a free Bible Q&A web app (King James Version and Chinese Union Version). You ask a question in plain language and get an answer with the verses quoted verbatim, so you can read the passage yourself rather than take a summary on faith.

Sources

• Text: King James Version (public domain).
• Counting: exact-phrase match, per translation.