One who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But one who is careless of conduct will die. | Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die. |
One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. | Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. |
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Guarding the paths of justice, And He watches over the way of His godly ones. | For he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. |
A fool always loses his temper, But a wise person holds it back. | Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. |
He will not allow your foot to slip; He who watches over you will not slumber. | He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber. |
One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good. | The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper. |
One who is on the path of life follows instruction, But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray. | Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. |
The one who keeps His commandments remains in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He remains in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. | The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. |
Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His faithfulness to a thousand generations for those who love Him and keep His commandments. | Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. |
The one who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will reveal Myself to him. | Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. |
How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. | How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. |
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. | Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. |
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. | If you love me, keep my commands. |
The Lord will fight for you, while you keep silent. | The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. |
I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments. | I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands. |
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. | Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. |
Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. |
So you shall keep My commandments, and do them; I am the Lord. | Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord. |
You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am the Lord. | Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord. |
Being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. |
Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you. | Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. |
The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. | You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. |
I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from the evil one. | My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. |
Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. | Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. |
It does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. | Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. |