11 Bible Verses about Vigilance

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour. Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering. And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided, "I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man."

Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.

So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.

Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about to die, because I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.