Proverbs 2:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:9 : 9 The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.
  • Ps 66:9 : 9 Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.
  • Ps 145:20 : 20 Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.
  • 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set `you' in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,
  • Prov 3:21-24 : 21 My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness, 22 And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble. 24 If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
  • Prov 8:20 : 20 In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,
  • Isa 35:9 : 9 No lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there, And walked have the redeemed,
  • Isa 49:9-9 : 9 To say to the bound, Go out, To those in darkness, Be uncovered. On the ways they feed, And in all high places is their pasture. 10 They do not hunger, nor thirst, Nor smite them doth mirage and sun, For He who is pitying them doth lead them, And by fountains of waters doth tend them.
  • Jer 32:40-41 : 40 and I have made for them a covenant age-during, in that I turn not back from after them for My doing them good, and My fear I put in their heart, so as not to turn aside from me; 41 and I have rejoiced over them to do them good, and have planted them in this land in truth, with all my heart, and with all My soul.
  • John 10:28-29 : 28 and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish -- to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand; 29 my Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;
  • Ps 121:5-8 : 5 Jehovah `is' thy preserver, Jehovah `is' thy shade on thy right hand, 6 By day the sun doth not smite thee, Nor the moon by night. 7 Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul. 8 Jehovah preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, From henceforth even unto the age!
  • Deut 33:3 : 3 Also He `is' loving the peoples; All His holy ones `are' in thy hand, And they -- they sat down at thy foot, `Each' He lifteth up at thy words.
  • Deut 33:26-29 : 26 There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Riding the heavens in thy help, And in His excellency the skies. 27 A habitation `is' the eternal God, And beneath `are' arms age-during. And He casteth out from thy presence the enemy, and saith, `Destroy!' 28 And Israel doth tabernacle `in' confidence alone; The eye of Jacob `is' unto a land of corn and wine; Also His heavens drop down dew. 29 O thy happiness, O Israel! who is like thee? A people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And He who `is' the sword of thine excellency: And thine enemies are subdued for thee, And thou on their high places dost tread.'
  • Ps 1:6 : 6 For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!
  • Ps 23:3 : 3 My soul He refresheth, He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, For His name's sake,
  • Ps 37:23-24 : 23 From Jehovah `are' the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth. 24 When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
  • Ps 37:28 : 28 For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.
  • Ps 37:31 : 31 The law of his God `is' his heart, His steps do not slide.

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