Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth.
New American Standard Bible
And He
King James Version
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Holman Bible
and protect the way of His loyal followers.
International Standard Version
guarding the paths of the just and protecting the way of his faithful ones.
A Conservative Version
that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his sanctified.
American Standard Version
That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.
Amplified
He guards the paths of justice;
And He preserves the way of His saints (believers).
Bible in Basic English
He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.
Darby Translation
guarding the paths of just judgment and keeping the way of his godly ones.
Julia Smith Translation
To guard the paths of judgment, and he will watch the way of his godly ones.
King James 2000
He keeps the paths of justice, and preserves the way of his saints.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[in order] to guard paths of justice and keep the way of his faithful [ones].
Modern King James verseion
He keeps the paths of judgment, and guards the way of His saints.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He keepeth them in the right path, and preserveth the way of his saints.
NET Bible
to guard the paths of the righteous and to protect the way of his pious ones.
New Heart English Bible
that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his holy ones.
The Emphasized Bible
To him that observeth the paths of justice, yea, the way of his men of lovingkindness, he doth guard.
Webster
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
World English Bible
that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.
Themes
God » Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
God's Promises » Of preservation » Preserving the faithful
Preservation » Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
Preservation » Who the lord preserves
divine Providence » Sustaining » Preserving the faithful
Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 2:8
Prayers for Proverbs 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Benefits Of Wisdom
7 Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly. 8 To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth. 9 Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9
The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.
Psalm 66:9
Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.
Deuteronomy 33:3
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.
Deuteronomy 33:26-29
There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Riding the heavens in thy help, And in His excellency the skies.
Psalm 1:6
For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!
Psalm 23:3
My soul He refresheth, He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, For His name's sake,
Psalm 37:23-24
From Jehovah are the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
Psalm 37:28
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.
Psalm 37:31
The law of his God is his heart, His steps do not slide.
Psalm 121:5-8
Jehovah is thy preserver, Jehovah is thy shade on thy right hand,
Psalm 145:20
Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.
Proverbs 3:21-24
My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
Proverbs 8:20
In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,
Isaiah 35:9
No lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there, And walked have the redeemed,
Isaiah 49:9-10
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.
Jeremiah 32:40-41
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;
John 10:28-29
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;
1 Peter 1:5
who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,
Jude 1:24
And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set you in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,