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100 Bible Verses about Safety

Psalm 4:8 ESV / 413 helpful votes

In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 265 helpful votes

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Psalm 91:1-16 ESV / 263 helpful votes

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ...

Ephesians 6:11 ESV / 216 helpful votes

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Proverbs 11:14 ESV / 197 helpful votes

Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

Proverbs 18:10 ESV / 156 helpful votes

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

Psalm 28:7 ESV / 140 helpful votes

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 135 helpful votes

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

2 Timothy 4:18 ESV / 127 helpful votes

The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

James 1:12 ESV / 121 helpful votes

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Psalm 5:12 ESV / 112 helpful votes

For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield.

Proverbs 19:23 ESV / 97 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.

Matthew 10:16 ESV / 90 helpful votes

“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Proverbs 29:25 ESV / 88 helpful votes

The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

Psalm 32:7 ESV / 88 helpful votes

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 87 helpful votes

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 37:39-40 ESV / 87 helpful votes

The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

Matthew 28:20 ESV / 86 helpful votes

Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Ezra 8:21 ESV / 86 helpful votes

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.

Proverbs 1:33 ESV / 85 helpful votes

But whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.”

Romans 14:1-23 ESV / 77 helpful votes

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. ...

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 69 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Proverbs 14:26 ESV / 68 helpful votes

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.

Psalm 37:3 ESV / 66 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

Isaiah 54:17 ESV / 63 helpful votes

No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

2 Thessalonians 3:3 ESV / 62 helpful votes

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.

Nahum 1:7 ESV / 61 helpful votes

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.

Isaiah 26:3 ESV / 61 helpful votes

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

Proverbs 21:31 ESV / 60 helpful votes

The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.

Hebrews 13:6 ESV / 58 helpful votes

So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

Psalm 12:5 ESV / 58 helpful votes

“Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”

John 16:33 ESV / 55 helpful votes

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

John 10:28 ESV / 54 helpful votes

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 54 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Psalm 12:7 ESV / 50 helpful votes

You, O Lord, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever.

Proverbs 27:12 ESV / 49 helpful votes

The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.

Isaiah 41:17 ESV / 47 helpful votes

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Proverbs 10:9 ESV / 45 helpful votes

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

Psalm 138:8 ESV / 45 helpful votes

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.

1 Corinthians 14:33 ESV / 42 helpful votes

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Psalm 138:7 ESV / 42 helpful votes

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

Deuteronomy 12:10 ESV / 42 helpful votes

But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies around, so that you live in safety,

Leviticus 25:18 ESV / 42 helpful votes

“Therefore you shall do my statutes and keep my rules and perform them, and then you will dwell in the land securely.

Psalm 62:2 ESV / 41 helpful votes

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.

Proverbs 22:3 ESV / 40 helpful votes

The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.

Psalm 121:1-8 ESV / 40 helpful votes

A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. ...

Psalm 118:8 ESV / 40 helpful votes

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

1 John 5:18 ESV / 39 helpful votes

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

John 17:15 ESV / 38 helpful votes

I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.

Psalm 68:4-5 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him! Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.

Psalm 55:22 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

Isaiah 32:17-18 ESV / 37 helpful votes

And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

James 4:7 ESV / 36 helpful votes

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Acts 18:8-10 ESV / 36 helpful votes

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.”

Zechariah 9:12 ESV / 36 helpful votes

Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.

Genesis 9:11 ESV / 35 helpful votes

I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

Psalm 91:1-2 ESV / 34 helpful votes

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Job 5:11 ESV / 34 helpful votes

He sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

Psalm 37:32-33 ESV / 31 helpful votes

The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death. The Lord will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.

Genesis 15:1 ESV / 31 helpful votes

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”

Job 28:28 ESV / 30 helpful votes

And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Philippians 2:1-30 ESV / 29 helpful votes

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, ...

Romans 8:31 ESV / 29 helpful votes

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Psalm 9:9 ESV / 29 helpful votes

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Psalm 91:4 ESV / 27 helpful votes

He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

Exodus 14:14 ESV / 27 helpful votes

The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

Ephesians 5:15 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Romans 13:1 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Psalm 147:12-13 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you.

Numbers 24:1-25 ESV / 25 helpful votes

When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to look for omens, but set his face toward the wilderness. And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him, and he took up his discourse and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, the oracle of him who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with his eyes uncovered: How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments, O Israel! ...

1 Kings 5:4 ESV / 23 helpful votes

But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune.

Hebrews 11:1-31 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. ...

Luke 10:19 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

Psalm 139:9-10 ESV / 22 helpful votes

If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

1 Thessalonians 5:6 ESV / 21 helpful votes

So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.

Luke 1:37 ESV / 21 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Matthew 16:18 ESV / 21 helpful votes

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Jeremiah 31:25 ESV / 21 helpful votes

For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.”

Psalm 78:53 ESV / 21 helpful votes

He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

2 Samuel 22:3-4 ESV / 21 helpful votes

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

Matthew 6:13 ESV / 20 helpful votes

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Jeremiah 17:14 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

Proverbs 1:1-33 ESV / 20 helpful votes

The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, ...

Isaiah 49:25 ESV / 19 helpful votes

For thus says the Lord: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.

1 Corinthians 14:40 ESV / 18 helpful votes

But all things should be done decently and in order.

Ephesians 6:13 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

Malachi 4:1-6 ESV / 17 helpful votes

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts. “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. ...

Isaiah 41:1-29 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment. Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow. He pursues them and passes on safely, by paths his feet have not trod. Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he. The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; they have drawn near and come. ...

Isaiah 14:30 ESV / 17 helpful votes

And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant it will slay.

Proverbs 14:16 ESV / 17 helpful votes

One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.

Psalm 121:7-8 ESV / 17 helpful votes

The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalm 16:1-18:50 ESV / 17 helpful votes

A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. ...

Job 5:4 ESV / 17 helpful votes

His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.

Malachi 3:6 ESV / 16 helpful votes

“For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

Habakkuk 2:1 ESV / 16 helpful votes

I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.

Jeremiah 9:1-26 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh that I had in the desert a travelers' lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a company of treacherous men. They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the Lord. Let everyone beware of his neighbor, and put no trust in any brother, for every brother is a deceiver, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer. Everyone deceives his neighbor, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves committing iniquity. ...

Proverbs 24:1-34 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, ...

Proverbs 22:13-17 ESV / 16 helpful votes

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!” The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,

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