There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Proverbs 16:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. 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 a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul: But he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein.
but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.
Herein do I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men alway.
But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.
keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.