The ¹  guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

Righteousness ¹  guards the one who lives with integrity, ²  but wickedness ³  overthrows the sinner.

The one who guards his words ¹  guards his life, but ²  whoever is talkative ³  will come to ruin. ⁴ 

When a strong man, ¹  fully armed, guards his own palace, ²  his possessions are safe. ³ 

The one who guards his mouth and his tongue ¹  keeps his life ²  from troubles. ³ 

“We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, ¹  we found no one inside.”

Thorns and snares ¹  are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

Whenever the king visited the Lord’s temple, the royal guard carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.

Whenever the king visited the Lord’s temple, the royal guards carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom. ¹ 

But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest’s courtyard. After ¹  going in, he sat with the guards ²  to see the outcome.

And Peter had followed him from a distance, up to the high priest’s courtyard. He ¹  was sitting with the guards ²  and warming himself by the fire.

He took the officers of the units of hundreds, the Carians, the royal bodyguard, and all the people of land, and together they led the king down from the Lord’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Gate of the Royal Bodyguard, ¹  and the king ²  sat down on the royal throne.

to guard ¹  the paths of the righteous ²  and to protect ³  the way of his pious ones. ⁴ 

The highway ¹  of the upright is to turn ²  away from evil; the one who guards ³  his way safeguards his life. ⁴ 

When he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Jehu ordered the royal guard ¹  and officers, “Come in and strike them down! Don’t let any escape!” So the royal guard and officers struck them down with the sword and left their bodies lying there. ²  Then they entered the inner sanctuary of the temple of Baal. ³ 

The royal bodyguard ¹  took their stations, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king. ² 

Then ¹  some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him, and to strike him with their fists, saying, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him and beat ²  him.

When Herod ¹  had searched ²  for him and did not find him, he questioned ³  the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. ⁴  Then ⁵  Herod ⁶  went down from Judea to Caesarea ⁷  and stayed there.

I ¹  said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened in the early morning, ²  until those who are standing guard close the doors and lock them. ³  Position residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their guard stations and some near their homes.”

Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it. ¹