Whoever observes the commandments will live, but the one who scorns them will die. | Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. |
He who guards his mouth makes his life secure, but one who talks excessively ensures his own downfall. | Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
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For he guards the paths of justice and keeps watch over the way of his faithful ones. | Guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. |
A fool gives free rein to his anger, but a wise man bides his time and calms it. | A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. |
He will not permit your foot to stumble; he who guards you will not fall asleep. | He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. |
Whoever heeds admonition is on the path to life, but anyone who rejects correction goes astray. | Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray. |
Whoever gains wisdom loves his own soul; one who cherishes understanding will prosper. | Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. |
All those who keep his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And the proof that he abides in us is the Spirit that he has 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. |
Keep in mind, therefore, that the Lord, your God, is God. He is a faithful God who keeps his covenant of mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and observe his commandments. | 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. |
Anyone who has received my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal 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. |
Dear children, keep away from idols. | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. |
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. | If you love me, you will keep my commandments. |
Then keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. |
Keep alert; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. | Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. |
Therefore, keep watch, for you do not know the day when your Lord is coming. | Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. |
Do not swerve either to the right or to the left; keep your foot far from evil. | Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. |
I keep the Lord always before me, for with him at my right hand I will never fall. | I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. |
Turn away from the mouth that deceives and keep your distance from lips that mislead. | Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. |
One who gossips reveals secrets, but a trustworthy man keeps things hidden. | Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered. |
O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from me; may your kindness and your truth keep me safe forever. | As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! |
I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and keep my eyes upon you. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. |
For no one can be regarded as justified in the sight of God by keeping the Law. The Law brings only the consciousness of sin. | For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. |
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. | If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. |
Keep falsehood and lying far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but simply provide me with the food that I need. | Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me. |
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; if he closes his lips, he is regarded as intelligent. | Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. |