The word in Scripture

Refuge in the Bible

The word refuge appears 47 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A refuge is a safe place to flee for protection. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What refuge means in the Bible

A refuge is a safe place to flee for protection.

Where the word refuge appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word refuge appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.”Deuteronomy 33:27

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:”Joshua 20:2

“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.”Psalms 9:9

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”Psalms 46:1

“In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.”Proverbs 14:26

“And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.”Isaiah 4:6

“Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.”Isaiah 28:17

“That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:”Hebrews 6:18