Bible Verses about “protection from evil”
The Bible contains 41 verses about protection from evil across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“¶ Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”
“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”
“¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.”
“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.”
“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”
“I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”
“¶ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”
“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;”
“With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.”
“Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.”
“[Nor] for the pestilence [that] walketh in darkness; [nor] for the destruction [that] wasteth at noonday.”
“Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.”
“A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee.”
“There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.”
“He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.”
“¶ Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation;”
“They shall bear thee up in [their] hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
“Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.”
“Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.”
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.”
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve [me] unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
“¶ To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
“The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.”
“The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”
“Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”
“He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.”
“My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.”
“¶ A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”
“The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand.”
“The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.”
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil.”
“¶ The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.”
“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.”
“The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.”
“I will call on the LORD, [who is] worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.”