Bible Verses about โprotectingโ
The Bible contains 30 verses about protecting across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โBut if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.โ
โDon't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."โ
โfor he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.โ
โFor he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.โ
โHe will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.โ
โI will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."โ
โHe who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.โ
โYou shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;โ
โI will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation." A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.โ
โFor he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.โ
โnor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.โ
โ"Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.โ
โA thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.โ
โno evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.โ
โHe will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.โ
โBecause you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,โ
โThey will bear you up in their hands, so that you won't dash your foot against a stone.โ
โYou will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.โ
โYou will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.โ
โThen Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.โ
โIf the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.โ
โIf 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.โ
โHe answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."โ
โOr do you think that I couldn't ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?โ
โGod is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.โ
โHow then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must be so?"โ
โeye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,โ
โburning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.โ
โThey all built the wall and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other held his weapon;โ
โand the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me.โ
