Bible Verses About Protection for Family
Scriptures to pray over your household and children for divine safety.
Our loved ones are our most precious earthly responsibility, and it is natural to feel a deep and protective concern for their well-being. By purposefully committing your household into the care of the Father, you invite His divine protection over your spouse, children, and home. Rest in the promise that He is a guardian who neither slumbers nor sleeps over the needs of your family. Let His peace be the atmosphere of your residence as you trust Him with those you hold most dear.
Key Passages
"Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out."
"He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints."
"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
"¶ Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way."
"There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways."
"In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge."
"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
"The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore."
"But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children."
"His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed."
"The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him."
"But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil."
"The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."
"The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe."
"Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
"I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety."
"When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet."
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."
"But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them."
"And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children."
"And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation."
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."
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