Proverbs 2:8

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to guard the paths of the righteous and to protect the way of his pious ones.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one’s own strength that one prevails.
  • Ps 66:9 : 9 He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.
  • Ps 145:20 : 20 The LORD protects all those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.
  • 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Final Blessing Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,
  • Prov 3:21-24 : 21 My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion. 22 So they will become life for your soul, and grace around your neck. 23 Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble. 24 When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.
  • Prov 8:20 : 20 I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,
  • Isa 35:9 : 9 No lions will be there, no ferocious wild animals will be on it– they will not be found there. Those delivered from bondage will travel on it,
  • Isa 49:9-9 : 9 You will say to the prisoners,‘Come out,’ and to those who are in dark dungeons,‘Emerge.’ They will graze beside the roads; on all the slopes they will find pasture. 10 They will not be hungry or thirsty; the sun’s oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them; he will lead them to springs of water.
  • Jer 32:40-41 : 40 I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me. 41 I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.’
  • John 10:28-29 : 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand.
  • Ps 121:5-8 : 5 The LORD is your protector; the LORD is the shade at your right hand. 6 The sun will not harm you by day, or the moon by night. 7 The LORD will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life. 8 The LORD will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.
  • Deut 33:3 : 3 Surely he loves the people; all your holy ones are in your power. And they sit at your feet, each receiving your words.
  • Deut 33:26-29 : 26 General Praise and Blessing There is no one like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the sky to help you, on the clouds in majesty. 27 The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said,“Destroy!” 28 Israel lives in safety, the fountain of Jacob is quite secure, in a land of grain and new wine; indeed, its heavens rain down dew. 29 You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the LORD, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.
  • Ps 1:6 : 6 Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
  • Ps 23:3 : 3 He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.
  • Ps 37:23-24 : 23 The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable. 24 Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the LORD holds his hand.
  • Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.
  • Ps 37:31 : 31 The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

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  • Prov 2:7
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  • Prov 2:20
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    7God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

  • Prov 8:20
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    20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,

  • 1 Sam 2:9
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    9He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one’s own strength that one prevails.

  • Ps 25:8-10
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    8The LORD is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

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  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 37:28
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    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

  • Prov 2:11
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    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Ps 17:4-5
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  • Ps 85:13
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  • Hos 14:9
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    9Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Ps 37:23
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    23The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

  • Ps 106:3
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    3How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!

  • Job 36:6
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    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Prov 3:6
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    6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

  • Job 23:11
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    11My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.

  • Ps 9:8
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    8He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

  • Ps 121:7
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    7The LORD will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life.

  • Ps 146:9
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    9The LORD protects the resident foreigner; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

  • Ps 94:15
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    15For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

  • Job 17:9
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    9But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

  • Ps 37:31
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    31The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

  • Ps 31:23
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    23Love the LORD, all you faithful followers of his! The LORD protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.

  • Ps 23:3
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  • Prov 8:32
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  • Ps 12:7
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    7You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,

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    28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the LORD watched over a cause, and subverted the words of the treacherous person.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • 2 Sam 22:22
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    22For I have obeyed the LORD’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

  • Ps 91:11
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    11For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.

  • 2 Pet 2:9
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    9– if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,

  • Ps 18:21
    70%

    21For I have obeyed the LORD’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

  • Ps 97:10
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    10You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.

  • Ps 119:3
    70%

    3who, moreover, do no wrong, but follow in his footsteps.

  • Ps 33:5
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    5He promotes equity and justice; the LORD’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.

  • Prov 4:26
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    26Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

  • Ps 7:10
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    10The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.

  • Ps 140:4
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    4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

  • Ps 111:7
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    7His acts are characterized by faithfulness and justice; all his precepts are reliable.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.