There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
Proverbs 16:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their way preserve their lives. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; he who guards his way preserves his life. American Standard Version (1901) The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. Common English Bible The road of those who do right turns away from evil; those who protect their path guard their lives. Catholic Public Domain Version The path of the just turns away from evils. He who guards his soul preserves his way. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The path of the just departeth from evils: he that keepeth his soul keepeth his way. |
There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.
Those who keep the commandment will live; those who are heedless of their ways will die.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them.
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God’s people; no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.
but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness is acceptable to him.
Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people.
But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.
keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing,
Because you have kept my word of endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.