Bible Verses About Police
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for police, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 51,065 votes, led by Matthew 5:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Police
Matthew 5:92,085 votes
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
John 15:131,802 votes
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Psalms 82:3-41,743 votes
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Romans 13:1-141,598 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Titus 3:1-21,476 votes
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
1 Peter 2:13-171,458 votes
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Isaiah 6:81,384 votes
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
Joshua 1:91,349 votes
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Luke 10:191,267 votes
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Romans 13:41,221 votes
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Proverbs 21:151,026 votes
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 28:1-28910 votes
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Isaiah 54:17900 votes
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
2 Timothy 1:7896 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Isaiah 1:17844 votes
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Psalms 46:1836 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Luke 1:79826 votes
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Psalms 101:8733 votes
I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.
Proverbs 27:17726 votes
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Ephesians 6:10-11652 votes
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Matthew 5:38-39628 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Proverbs 24:11625 votes
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Luke 11:21625 votes
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
Revelation 1:1609 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Psalms 106:3-4563 votes
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
What does the Bible say about police?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:9 on the subject of police. Across 51,065 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 15:13, Psalms 82:3-4, Romans 13:1-14. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.