Concordance

“Refuge” in the Bible

97 verses contain “refuge” (including word forms) in the Berean Standard Bible.

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Numbers 21:29 Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Numbers 35:6 …ities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other…
Numbers 35:11 designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
Numbers 35:12 You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
Numbers 35:13 The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
Numbers 35:14 Select three cities across the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan as cities of refuge.
Numbers 35:15 These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.
Numbers 35:25 … of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the…
Numbers 35:26 But if the manslayer ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which he fled
Numbers 35:27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed
Numbers 35:28 because the manslayer must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. Only after the death of the high priest may he return to the land he owns.
Numbers 35:32 Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest.
Deuteronomy 23:15 Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.
Deuteronomy 32:37 He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
Joshua 20:2 “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
Joshua 20:3 so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
Joshua 21:13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,
Joshua 21:21 From the tribe of Ephraim they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
Joshua 21:27 …ribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their…
Joshua 21:32 …be of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their…
Joshua 21:38 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
Judges 9:15 …you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of…
Ruth 2:12 May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
1 Samuel 22:1 So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
2 Samuel 22:3 My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
2 Samuel 22:31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
1 Chronicles 6:57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
1 Chronicles 6:67 They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,
Psalms 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
Psalms 5:11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
Psalms 7:1 O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
Psalms 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalms 11:1 In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
Psalms 16:1 Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
Psalms 17:7 Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalms 18:30 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalms 25:20 Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
Psalms 31:1 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
Psalms 31:2 Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
Psalms 31:4 You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
Psalms 31:19 How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
Psalms 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Psalms 34:22 The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Psalms 36:7 How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
Psalms 37:40 The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
Psalms 43:2 For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Psalms 52:7 “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
Psalms 57:1 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
Psalms 59:16 But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
Psalms 61:3 For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
Psalms 61:4 Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
Psalms 62:7 My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
Psalms 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
Psalms 64:10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
Psalms 71:1 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
Psalms 71:3 Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
Psalms 71:7 I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
Psalms 73:28 But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
Psalms 91:2 I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalms 91:4 He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
Psalms 91:9 Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—
Psalms 94:22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
Psalms 104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
Psalms 118:8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
Psalms 118:9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
Psalms 141:8 But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
Psalms 142:4 Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
Psalms 142:5 I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Psalms 143:9 Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
Psalms 144:2 He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
Proverbs 10:29 The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
Proverbs 14:26 He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:32 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Isaiah 4:6 a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.
Isaiah 10:31 Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge.
Isaiah 14:32 What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
Isaiah 16:3 “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees.
Isaiah 16:4 Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the…
Isaiah 17:10 …d of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic…
Isaiah 21:14 Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.
Isaiah 25:4 For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like…
Isaiah 28:15 …through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding…
Isaiah 28:17 I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.
Isaiah 30:2 They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.
Isaiah 30:3 But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
Isaiah 32:2 Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
Isaiah 33:16 he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
Isaiah 57:13 …all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy…
Jeremiah 4:6 Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.
Jeremiah 16:19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited…
Jeremiah 17:17 Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.
Jeremiah 50:28 Listen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, declaring in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.
Joel 3:16 …alem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of…
Nahum 3:11 You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.