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Bible Verses About Self Defense
Find Bible verses about self defense — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about self defense?
The Bible addresses self defense with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Luke 9:25
“For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?”
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Acts 22:1
“"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."”
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Matthew 26:10
“However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? Because she has done a good work for me.”
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Luke 11:18
“If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.”
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Mark 14:6
“But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.”
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Exodus 32:13
“Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I ...”
Ecclesiastes 7:12
“For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.”
Psalms 31:2
“Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.”
2 Timothy 3:2
“For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”
Job 6:22
“Did I say, 'Give to me?' or, 'Offer a present for me from your substance?'”
John 8:49
“Jesus answered, "I don't have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.”
Job 13:2
“What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.”
Job 6:23
“or, 'Deliver me from the adversary's hand?' or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?'”
Philippians 1:17
“but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.”
2 Corinthians 7:11
“For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstr...”
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