Bible Verses about “defending your family”
The Bible contains 22 verses about defending your family across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“But if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.”
“If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.”
“Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle:”
“If the sun has risen on him, guilt of bloodshed shall be for him; he shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.”
“Then he said to them, "But now, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet. Whoever has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.”
“Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set [there] the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.”
“I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them! Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses."”
“But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.”
“Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.”
“Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh. A praise psalm by David.”
“my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.”
“I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.”
“Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.”
“Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?”
“Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.”
“Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.”
“Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners;”
“whose mouths speak deceit, Whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.”
“You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.”
“Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.”
“Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields.”
“Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.”