My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;

Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;

Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;

For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: