The word in Scripture

Rod in the Bible

The word rod appears 86 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A rod both disciplines and defends; it is the shepherd's tool. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What rod means in the Bible

A rod both disciplines and defends; it is the shepherd's tool.

Where the word rod appears

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

“For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.”Exodus 7:12

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”Psalms 23:4

“For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.”Psalms 125:3

“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”Proverbs 14:3

“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”Proverbs 22:15

“And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:”Isaiah 11:1

“For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.”Isaiah 30:31

“And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.”Revelation 19:15