Bible Verses About Guardianship

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.

They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard, saying,

And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.