14 Bible Verses about Man Keeping Watch

Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming! But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. For this [reason] you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think [he will come].

Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know the day or the hour!

It [is] a night of vigils [belonging] to Yahweh for bringing them out from the land of Egypt; it [is] this night [belonging] to Yahweh [with] vigils for all of the {Israelites} throughout their generations.

I will stand at my post, and station myself on [the] rampart. And I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint.

But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

And there were shepherds in the same region, living out of doors and keeping watch, guarding over their flock by night.

But their plot became known to Saul, and they were also watching the gates both day and night so that they could do away with him.

Obey your leaders and submit [to them], for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not [with] groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.

The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.

Still our eyes failed, [looking for] our help in vain; in our watchtower, we kept watch for a nation that could not save.

So we prayed to our God and set up a guard against them day and night.

And they sat down [and] were watching over him there.

Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, [when they] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

He attacked [the] Philistines up to Gaza and its territory from the watchtower up to the fortified city.