Bible Verses About Police

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

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.

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.

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.

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.

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

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.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

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:

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.