Bible Verse About Rocks

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 02/23/2021
Bible Verse About Rocks

Throughout scripture, rocks are commonly referred to as a symbol of God's reliability and strength. The Bible advises that we build our houses and lives upon the stable rock that is God's love. wisdom and salvation. Rocks are interlaced with the idea of refuge, a place to escape the tumultuous hardships of the earth.

Below is a list of Bible Verses referencing rocks and their biblical symbolism and importance.

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1 Corinthians 10:4

4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
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1 Peter 2:4

4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—
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1 Peter 2:8

8 and, “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.”They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
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1 Samuel 2:2

"There is no one holy like the LORD"  - 1 Samuel 2:2
2 “There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
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Deuteronomy 32:4

4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
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Deuteronomy 32:13

13 He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him with the fruit of the fields. He nourished him with honey from the rock, and with oil from the flinty crag,
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Deuteronomy 32:18

18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
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Ecclesiastes 3:5

5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
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Exodus 17:6

6 I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
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Isaiah 2:10

10 Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from the fearful presence of the LORDand the splendor of his majesty!
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Isaiah 32:2

2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
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Isaiah 51:1

1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
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Jeremiah 48:28

28 Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks, you who live in Moab. Be like a dove that makes its nest at the mouth of a cave.
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Matthew 16:18

18 And I tell you that you are Peter,and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hadeswill not overcome it.
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Psalms 18:2

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.
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Psalms 18:31

31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
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Psalms 18:46

46 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!
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Psalms 28:1

1 To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
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Psalms 62:2

2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
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Psalms 62:6

6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
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Psalms 71:3

3 Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
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Psalms 89:26

26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’
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Psalms 95:1

Praise Him
1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
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Psalms 144:1

1 Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
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Revelation 21:11

11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
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Luke 6:48

48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
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Luke 8:13

13 Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.
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Matthew 7:24-27

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
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Leviticus 26:1-4

1 “ ‘Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the LORD your God.
2 “ ‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
3 “ ‘If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands,
4 I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.
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