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Proverbs 2:8

He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

KJV

servans semitas justitiæ, et vias sanctorum custodiens.

Vulgate

τοῦ φυλάξαι ὁδοὺς δικαιωμάτων, καὶ ὁδὸν εὐλαβουμένων αὐτὸν διαφυλάξει. ⸆

LXX

That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

ASV

לִ֭/נְצֹר אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ חסיד/ו חֲסִידָ֣י/ו יִשְׁמֹֽר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹ֣רַח
'rch
noun · 60×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
ו
v
adjective · 33×
י
y
noun · 422×
נִי
ny
verb · 63×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 6:7 — Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
  • 1Pet 1:5 — Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • 1Sam 2:9 — He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
  • Acts 9:32 — And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
  • Deut 33:3 — Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
  • John 10:28 — And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
  • Jude 1:24 — Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
  • Prov 3:23 — Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
  • Prov 8:20 — I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
  • Ps 1:6 — For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
  • Ps 16:1 — Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
  • Ps 23:3 — He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
  • Ps 37:23 — The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
  • Ps 37:28 — For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
  • Ps 50:5 — Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
  • Ps 66:9 — Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
  • Ps 97:10 — Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
  • Ps 121:3 — He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
  • Ps 121:8 — The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
  • Ps 145:20 — The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.