Blessings & Protection Verses
God's favor, divine protection, and abundant blessings promised to those who walk in His ways.
All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. {turning...: or, ease of the simple}
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: {he is} a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and {when} thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. {of the...: or, of the strange tongue}
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger {which} flattereth with her words.