'Keep' in the Bible

Yahweh warned Israel and Judah by the hand of his every prophet, [with] every seer saying, "Turn from all of your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my ordinances, according to all the law which I commanded your ancestors, which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the prophets."

Even Judah did not keep the commands of Yahweh their God, and they walked in the customs of Israel which they introduced,

Then the king stood by the pillar, and he {made} a covenant before Yahweh, to go after Yahweh and to keep his commands and his warnings and his statutes, with all of [his] heart and with his all of his soul, to keep the words of this covenant written on this scroll. Then all of the people {joined} in the covenant.

Then the king commanded all of the people, saying, "Keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, as has been written on the scroll of this covenant.

And Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that you would surely bless me and enlarge my border. And may your hand be with me, that you would keep me from evil so that it might not harm me!" And God granted what he asked.

So Saul died on account of his sin which he had sinned against Yahweh concerning the command of Yahweh that he did not keep. He also consulted a medium to seek [guidance].

And they shall keep the responsibility of the tent of assembly, the responsibility of the sanctified objects, and the responsibility of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, to serve the house of Yahweh.

O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this forever as a plan [and] thoughts of the heart of your people, and establish their heart toward you.

Grant to Solomon my son a heart of peace to keep your commands, your statutes, and your regulations to do everything, and to build the citadel for which I have provided."

And now, O Yahweh, God of Israel, keep for your servant David, my father, what you have spoken to him, saying, '{You shall not lack} a man to sit on the throne of Israel before me, if only your sons keep their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.'

Now [as for] you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked and do according to all that I have commanded you and will keep my ordinances and judgments,

They offer burnt offerings to Yahweh {every morning} and {every evening}, sweet spices of incense, and the rows of bread upon the pure table. And the golden lampstand with its lamps [they] keep kindled {every evening}, for we are keeping the requirement of Yahweh our God, but you yourselves have forsaken him.

And he commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment.

Let no one enter into the house of Yahweh except the priests and the ministering Levites. They themselves may enter, for they [are] holy, but all the people shall keep the requirements of Yahweh.

And the king stood at his position. And he made the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh and to keep his commands and statutes and regulations with all his heart and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that [were] written on this scroll.

So all the service of Yahweh was prepared on that day to keep the Passover and to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar of Yahweh, according to the command of King Josiah.

"Now then, Tattenai governor of [the province] Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates, the envoys who are in [the province] Beyond the River--keep far away from there.

I said, "O Yahweh God of the heavens, the great and awesome one who keeps the covenant and loyal love for the ones who love him and for those who keep his commands.

But if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, even though all of your outcasts are at the furthest parts of heaven, I will gather them and bring them to the place which I have chosen to make my name dwell.'

I also shook out my garment and said, "This is how God will shake out everyone from his house who will not keep this promise. So this is how his possessions will be shaken out and emptied." And all the assembly said, "Amen!" And they praised Yahweh, and the people kept this promise.

Our kings, our officials, our priests, and our ancestors did not keep your law and did not listen to your commandments and statutes that you declared to them.

For if indeed you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and the family of your father will perish. Who knows? [Perhaps] you have come to a royal position for a time such as this."

to impose on them to keep the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth [day], {every year},

{O that} you would keep completely silent, and [that] it would become wisdom for you.

For then you would count my steps, [but] you would not keep watch over my sin.

Will you keep [to the] way of old that [the] people of mischief have trod,

They abhor me; they keep aloof from me, and they do not withhold spit from my face

He does not keep [the] wicked alive but grants justice [to the] afflicted.

"I will not keep quiet [concerning] its limbs or concerning [the] extent of its might and [the] gracefulness of its frame.

Keep me as {the apple of your eye}. Hide me in the shadow of your wings

Also, keep back your servant from arrogant [sins]; let them not rule over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression.

All [the] {healthy ones} of [the] earth will eat and worship. Before him all [of] those descending [into the] dust will kneel, even he [who] cannot keep his soul alive.

All the paths of Yahweh [are] loyal love and faithfulness for those who keep his covenant and statutes.

Incline your ear to me. Quickly deliver me. Become my rock of refuge, {a fortified keep} to save me.

to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess [the] land. When [the] wicked are cut off, you will see [it].

I said, "I will guard my ways {that I may not sin} with my tongue. I will keep a muzzle over my mouth as long as [the] wicked [are] before me."

[He] rules by his might forever; his eyes keep watch on the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

that they might set their confidence in God, and not forget the deeds of God, but keep his commandments,

They did not keep the covenant of God and refused to go in his law.

But they tested and rebelled against God Most High and did not keep his statutes.

O God, do not rest [silently]. Do not keep silent or be still, O God.

Forever I will keep my loyal love for him, and my covenant [will be] reliable for him.

if they defile my statutes and do not keep my commandments,

He does not dispute continually, nor keep [his anger] forever.

to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his precepts.

so that they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise Yah.

O God of my praise, do not keep silent,

Blessed [are] those who keep his testimonies; they seek him with a whole heart.

You have commanded your precepts, that [we] should keep [them] diligently.

Oh that my ways were steadfast, to keep your statutes!

How can a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed according to your word.

Teach me, O Yahweh, the way of your statutes, and I will keep it to the end.

Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and heed it with [my] whole heart.

[The] arrogant smear me with lies; I keep your precepts with [my] whole heart.

I understand more than [the] elders, for I keep your precepts.

Turn aside from me, [you] evildoers, for I will keep the commands of my God.

I call with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Yahweh. I will keep your statutes.

If you, O Yah, should {keep track of} iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

Set a guard, O Yahweh, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

My child, may you keep your father's instruction, and do not reject your mother's teachings,

My child, do not walk in their way. Keep your foot from their paths,

[in order] to guard paths of justice and keep the way of his faithful [ones].

So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.

My child, may they not escape from your {sight}; may you keep sound wisdom and prudence.

Do not forsake her--then she will guard you; love her and she will keep you.

May they not escape from your {sight}; keep them in [the] midst of your heart.

With all vigilance, keep your heart, for from it [comes] the source of life.

[in order] to keep prudence, and knowledge will guard your lips.

Keep your paths far from her, and do not go near to the door of her house,

My child, keep [the] commandment of your father, and do not disregard [the] instruction of your mother.

Keep my commands and live, and my teaching like [the] {apple of your eye}.

"And now, children, listen to me; happy [are] those who will keep my ways.

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.

The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.

In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good.

All the brothers of the poor, [if] they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues [them with] words, [and] they are gone.

Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.

The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.

Keep falsehood and a {lying word} far from me; do not give me poverty or wealth; provide me [with] food [only for] my need.

a time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away;

Also if two lie together, {they can keep each other warm}. But how can one person be warm?

Keep [the] command of [the] king {because of your oath to God}.

Do not gaze at me because I am black, because the sun has stared [at] me. The sons of my mother were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, [but] my own "vineyard" I did not keep.

And he said, "Go and say to this people, 'Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!'

And this shall happen: on that day, a young man will keep a young cow of [the] herd and two sheep alive.

For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will keep back when it comes out, and [the] moon will not cause its light to shine.

therefore look, I am again doing something spectacular and a spectacle with this spectacular people. And the wisdom of its wise men shall perish, and the discernment of its discerning ones shall keep itself hidden."

Lord, they live by them, and the life of my spirit belongs to all among them. And restore me to health and keep me alive!

Depart, depart, go out from there! You must not touch any unclean thing. Go out from the midst of it, keep clean, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh.

For thus says Yahweh, "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose that in which I delight, and who keep hold of my covenant.

And the {foreigners} [who] join themselves to Yahweh to serve him and to love the name of Yahweh, to become his servants, every one who keeps [the] Sabbath, {so as not to profane} it, and those who keep hold of my covenant,

But the wicked [are] like the churning sea, that is not able to keep quiet, and its waters toss up mire and mud.

"Call with [the] throat; you must not keep back! lift up your voice like trumpet, and declare to my people their rebellion, and to the house of Jacob their sins.

And there is no one who calls on your name, who pulls himself up to keep hold of you, for you have hidden your face from us, and melted us into the hand of our iniquity.

{who say}, "{Keep to yourself}! You must not come near me, for I am [too] holy for you!" These [are] a smoke in my {nostrils}, a fire burning all day.

My bowels, my bowels! I writhe! The walls of my heart! My heart is restless within me, I cannot keep silent, for I hear [in] my inner self the sound of a horn, [the] alarm of war.

in order to keep the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as [it is] this day." '" Then I answered and said, "{Let it be so}, O Yahweh."

Hear the word of Yahweh, nations, and declare in the coastlands from afar, and say, "The scatterer of Israel will gather him, and he will keep him as a shepherd his flock.