67 Bible Verses about Guards

And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all your servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and who goes at your bidding, and who is honorable in your house?

And David cried to the people and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Do you not answer, Abner? And Abner answered and said, Who are you that cries to the king? And David said to Abner, Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? But why have you not watched over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king.

And David said to Achish, Surely you shall know what your servant can do. And Achish said to David, And I will make you keeper of my head forever.

And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David. And all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand, and on his left.

He was more honorable than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

Behold, he was honorable among the thirty, but did not attain the first three. And David set him over his court.

But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and David's mighty men, were not with Adonijah.

And two parts of you, all who go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah around the king. And you shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. And he who comes inside the ranks, let him be killed. And they shall be with the king as he goes out and as he comes in.

And when the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the guard came and carried them and brought them again into the guardroom.

Pilate said to them, You have a watch. Go and make it as secure as you can. And going they made the tomb secure, sealing the stone along with the guard.

And the keepers shook for fear of him and became like dead men.

But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

And going, he talked with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them.

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, the chief of the executioners.

And the rest of the people who were left in the city, and the fugitives who fell away to the king of Babylon, with the rest of the multitude, the chief of the executioners carried away.

Then Nebuzaradan the chief of the executioners exiled to Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to him with the rest of the people that remained.

Set up the banner on the walls of Babylon; make the watch strong; set up the watchmen; prepare the ambushes. For Jehovah has both planned and done that which He spoke against the people of Babylon.

But the centurion and those guarding Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the things that took place, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this One was Son of God.

And in the same country there were shepherds living in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

When the strong man, fully armed, guards his dwelling, his goods are in peace.

And Jesus said to the chief priests and commanders of the temple, and the elders, who had come to Him, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves?

And as they spoke to the people, the priests, and the temple commander, and the Sadducees came on them,

And capturing him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four sets of four soldiers to keep him; intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

And after laying on them many stripes, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailor to keep them safely;

And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was poured out, I also was standing by and consenting to his death, and holding the garments of those who killed him.

he said, I will hear you when your accusers have also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and not to forbid anyone of his own to minister or come to him.

And when we came into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the camp commander. But Paul was allowed to dwell by himself, with a soldier guarding him.

so that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places.

For He shall give His angels charge over You, to keep You in all Your ways. They shall bear You up in their hands, lest You dash your foot against a stone.

And He drove out the man. And He placed cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for I have begotten you in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

For Jehovah's portion is His people. Jacob is the lot of His inheritance. He found him in a desert land, and in the deserted, howling wilderness. He led him about, He cared for him, He kept him as the pupil of His eye. As an eagle stirs up her nest, flutters over her young, spreads abroad her wings, takes them and bears them on her wing,

You who love Jehovah, hate evil; He keeps the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you in every place where you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.

He keeps the feet of his saints, and the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

As for God, His way is perfect. The Word of Jehovah is tried. He is a shield to all those who seek refuge in Him.

As for God, His way is perfect; the Word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield to all those who trust in Him.

For Jehovah knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Jehovah is your keeper; Jehovah is your shade on your right hand.read more.
The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. Jehovah shall keep you from all evil; He shall keep your soul. Jehovah shall keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.

He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly. He keeps the paths of judgment, and guards the way of His saints.

Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

I Jehovah keep it; I will water it every moment; lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.

As birds flying, so Jehovah of Hosts will defend Jerusalem; also defending, He will deliver it; and passing over He will preserve it.

For you shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight; for Jehovah will go before you; and the God of Israel gathers you.

Then shall your light break out as the dawn, and your health shall spring out quickly; and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of Jehovah shall gather you.

Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Hold on to yourself and to the doctrine; continue in them, for doing this you shall both save yourself and those who hear you.

Only take heed to yourself and keep your soul carefully, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. But teach them to your sons, and your sons' sons.

Keep my commandments and live; and keep my law as the pupil of your eye.

The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way guards his way.

He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; he who despises His ways shall die.

And did He not make you one? Yet the vestige of the Spirit is in him. And what of the one? He was seeking a godly seed. Then guard your spirit, and do not act treacherously with the wife of your youth. Jehovah, the God of Israel, says He hates sending away; and to cover with violence on his garment, says Jehovah of Hosts. Then guard your spirit, and do not act treacherously.

And Jesus said to them, Take heed, and beware the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Watch! Stand fast in the faith! Be men! Be strong!

And the peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Therefore, beloved, knowing beforehand, beware lest being led away with the error of the lawless, you fall from your own steadfastness.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

He who keeps his mouth keeps his life; he who opens his lips wide, it is ruin to him.

Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, so that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships being so great, and driven by fierce winds, yet they are turned about with a very small rudder, where the impulse of him steering desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold how little a fire kindles how large a forest!read more.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So the tongue is set among our members, spotting all the body and inflaming the course of nature, and being inflamed by hell. For every kind of animals, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of sea-animals, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind. But no one can tame the tongue, it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Guard the good Deposit given through the Holy Spirit indwelling in us.

Also men shall arise from your own selves, speaking perverse things in order to draw disciples away after them. Therefore watch and remember that for the time of three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

O Timothy, guard the Deposit, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of falsely-named science,

Alexander the coppersmith showed many evil things to me. The Lord will give back to him according to his works. You also should beware of him, for he has greatly withstood our words.

Therefore take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God which He has purchased with His own blood. For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also men shall arise from your own selves, speaking perverse things in order to draw disciples away after them.read more.
Therefore watch and remember that for the time of three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.

Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily;