49 Bible Verses about Protecting Your Family
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And I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: remember the Lord who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.
But if any one does not provide for his own, and specially for those of his house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than the unbeliever.
{To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that rise up against me.
But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh him families like flocks.
Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man: let me now bring them out to you; and do to them as is good in your sight: only, to these men do nothing; for therefore have they come under the shadow of my roof.
Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.
Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is spread abroad in the land.
And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places to which thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of.
who shall speak words to thee whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.
{A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.} Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:
Overthrow the wicked, and they are no more; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
In that day will Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that stumbleth among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David as God, as the Angel of Jehovah before them.
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
thus we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other.
and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
For Jehovah thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; and thy camp shall be holy, that he see nothing unseemly with thee, and turn away from thee.
Speak unto all the assembly of Israel, saying, On the tenth of this month let them take themselves each a lamb, for a father's house, a lamb for a house.
But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you and keep you from evil.
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob protect thee;
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.
And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.
Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
that ye will let my father live, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that belong to them, and deliver our souls from death.
For had my father and my mother forsaken me, then had Jehovah taken me up.
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and contentions are as the bars of a palace.
And I will turn my face towards you and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Believe ye not in a companion, put not confidence in a familiar friend: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
For thus saith Jehovah: Enter not into the house of wailing, neither go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, the loving-kindness and the tender mercies.
I spoke unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy way from thy youth, that thou hearkenedst not unto my voice.
And he that striketh his father, or his mother, shall certainly be put to death.
(for I hate putting away, saith Jehovah the God of Israel;) and he covereth with violence his garment, saith Jehovah of hosts: take heed then to your spirit, that ye deal not unfaithfully.
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house:
I set in the lower places behind the wall in exposed places, I even set the people, according to their families, with their swords, their spears and their bows.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and keep me on this road that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and a garment to put on,
There shall no evil happen to a righteous man; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.
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