| Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people. | Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. |
| Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies! | Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. |
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| He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. | As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. |
| Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. | Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. |
| Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts. | Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. |
| My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly. | My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. |
| I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! | I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
| I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him. | Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. |
| For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace. | You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. |
| Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. | Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. |
| Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. | Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. |
| Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife. | Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. |
| I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. |
| For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.” | For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.” |
| So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. | Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. |
| I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. | Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. |
| He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death. | He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. |
| I have tried hard to find you— don’t let me wander from your commands. | I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. |
| But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. | When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. |
| Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. | Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. |
| Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death. | Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one. | And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. |
| For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. | For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord. |
| Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. | Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. |
| Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! | Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. |
