He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. | Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. |
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. | Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
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He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. | Guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. |
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. | A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. |
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. | He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. |
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. | Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray. |
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. | Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. |
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. | Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. |
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. | Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. |
Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. | Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations. |