78 occurrences in 13 translations

'Keep' in the Bible

To keep you from the immoral woman;From the seductress with her flattering words,

Verse ConceptsHarlotsSalvation By Other ThingsGodly WomanSexual Purity

Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:

Verse ConceptsThe Paths Of The LordSinners Grasped By DeathPaths Of LifePaths

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Verse ConceptsInsightDiscernmentpreservation

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Verse ConceptsGraspingLife Through Keeping The LawKeeping Man's Word

Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

Verse ConceptsStudyAcquiring WisdomNot Forgettingwise

Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.

Verse ConceptsAvoiding EvilTurning From EvilMoving OnMaking Mistakesproblems

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Verse ConceptsValuing Knowledge

Keep your way far from her.Don’t go near the door of her house.

Verse ConceptsLasciviousnessEvil AssociationsFar From One

Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck.

Verse ConceptsTabletsJoined To Goodknots

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Verse ConceptsAddressing Someoneawakening

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Verse ConceptsLove, In RelationshipsTongueEleganceThe TongueWomen's Beauty

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

Verse ConceptsYoung MenKeeping Man's Word

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

Verse ConceptsPersuasion

She is full of noise and uncontrolled; her feet keep not in her house.

Verse ConceptsSelf WillWanderersFeet In ActionA Good Womanrebellion

Happy [is the] person who listens to me, [in order] to keep watch at my doors day by day, [in order] to guard the frames of my entrances.

Verse ConceptsDaily DutyUnceasingAlways Being ActiveWaiting At GatesBlessed In ServiceRejoicing In WisdomSchoolWaiting On The Lordmistress

The righteousness of the blameless will smooth their way and keep it straight,But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

Verse ConceptsBeing A Women Of GodBeing A WomenProfitsFrugalityPursuing ViolenceGetting RichSource Of HonourWomen's Strengthwomanhoodgraciousness

Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstHomeRighteous, ThePeople Passing AwaygaysProtecting Your Family

There is one who pretends to be rich, yet has nothing at all;Another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

Verse ConceptsPretencePretendingBlessings Of The PoorPoor Or Richacting

The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

Verse ConceptsLipsIntellectual KnowledgeValuing Knowledge

The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

Verse ConceptsGuardsHighwayMan Keeping WatchTurning From EvilHighways

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;how much more do his friendskeep their distance from him!He may pursue them with words,but they are not there.

Verse ConceptsAbandoning FriendsPoor PeopleImportunity, Towards PeopleLonelinessHatred Between RelativesRelativesFriends FailingBest FriendsHateFamily And FriendsFriendship Kjvshunning

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Verse ConceptsBackbitingBeing BetrayedGossipTrustworthinessFlatteryBackstabbersEvil AssociationsSpreading StoriesConfidencerumorsgossiping

It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

Verse ConceptsCarelessnessPromises, HumanTrapVowsVowsWorldly SnaresMaking VowsDo Not Be RashMaking DecisionsDecision Making

Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.

Verse ConceptsSafetyKings, Duties OfAuthority

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

Verse ConceptsThornsEvil AssociationsGod TrappingPitfalls

The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

Verse ConceptsGod Seeing All The EarthMental Abusepreservationtraitors

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

Verse ConceptsReady To Speak

Listen, my son, and be wise;keep your mind on the right course.

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human Importance

Keep your eyes from looking on the wine when it is red, when its colour is bright in the cup, when it goes smoothly down:

Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcoholSerpentsNot Drinking WineSparklingColoralcoholism

Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and what you hope for won't be cut short.

Verse ConceptsFutureFindingWisdom, Human ImportanceBenefits Of WisdomThe Futureexpectations

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

Verse ConceptsWaitingAmbush

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

Verse ConceptsExcessSelf DenialDietsOverweightObesityHoneyMore Than EnoughCandyovereating

Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

Verse ConceptsSlingsJoining ThingsThrowing StonesSlinging StonesThe Honourable Will Be Honoured

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfdogsVomittingSin, Love OfWicked Described AsSinning RepeatedlyFoolspoop

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtWisdom, Human ImportanceHiding From Peopleconsequences

Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm or grabbing oil with your right hand.

Verse Conceptsnagging

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

Verse ConceptsCommendationConnivanceResults Of Keeping The Commandments

I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:

Verse ConceptsTwo Intangible ThingsBefore Death

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Arrest (38 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Deposit (24 instances)
Dungeon (22 instances)
Livelihood (6 instances)
Maintain (89 instances)
Observe (357 instances)
Preserve (85 instances)
Prevent (56 instances)

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