There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. Now that man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
Proverbs 16:17 - Tree of Life Version The highway of the upright avoids evil. He who guards his way protects his life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. Now that man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
One who walks in integrity, walks securely, but one who takes crooked paths will be discovered.
One who keeps a mitzvah guards his soul, but one who neglects His ways will die.
Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but one who guards his soul stays far from them.
A highway will be there—a roadway. It will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it. It is for the one who walks the way. Fools will not go astray.
but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
“Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience before both God and men.
But we are not among the timid ones on the path to destruction, but among the faithful ones on the path to the preservation of the soul.
Keep yourselves in the love of God, eagerly waiting for the mercy of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah that leads to eternal life.
Now to the One who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy,
“Because you have kept My word about patient endurance, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is coming upon the whole world to test those who dwell on the earth.