Bible Verses About Protecting Children
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for protecting children, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 53,111 votes, led by Matthew 18:10. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Protecting Children
Matthew 18:101,633 votes
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Ephesians 6:41,185 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Psalms 127:31,015 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Colossians 3:211,008 votes
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Proverbs 22:61,004 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Psalms 138:7965 votes
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
Psalms 23:1-6953 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Matthew 18:6837 votes
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Psalms 146:9776 votes
The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Psalms 68:5723 votes
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Psalms 32:7720 votes
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Mark 9:37709 votes
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
2 Thessalonians 3:3705 votes
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
Psalms 5:11704 votes
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Proverbs 4:23702 votes
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
2 Samuel 22:3-4696 votes
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
Mark 9:42695 votes
And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
Deuteronomy 31:6690 votes
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Psalms 46:1669 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Isaiah 49:25667 votes
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.
Luke 17:2644 votes
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
Jeremiah 29:11625 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Psalms 127:1-3599 votes
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.
Psalms 91:9-16594 votes
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Psalms 127:3-5592 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
What does the Bible say about protecting children?
Readers most often cite Matthew 18:10 on the subject of protecting children. Across 53,111 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 6:4, Psalms 127:3, Colossians 3:21. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.