'Keep' in the Bible

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.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

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

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

In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

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

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

The path of life leads upward for the wiseThat he may keep away from Sheol below.

Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

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

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.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld

Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

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

Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

Give me your heart, my son, and keep your eyes fixed on my ways,

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:

Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.

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.

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

My son, fear both the LORD and the king, and don't keep company with rebels.

It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds,

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

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

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.Give me neither poverty nor wealth;feed me with the food I need.

I applied my mind to seek and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.

Whatever my eyes desired, I didn't keep from them. I didn't withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.

A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;

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

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

I have seen the task that God has given people to keep them occupied.

Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm?

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.

Don't be impulsive with your mouth nor be in a hurry to talk in God's presence. Since God is in heaven and you're on earth, keep your speech short.

When you make a promise to God, don't fail to keep it, since he isn't pleased with fools. Keep what you promise

It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it.

For he will not brood much over the days of his life, since God will keep him occupied with the joys of his heart.

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

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

No man has authority over the wind, to keep the wind; or is ruler over the day of his death. In war no man's time is free, and evil will not keep the sinner safe.

Always keep your garments white, and don't fail to anoint your head.

If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.

So enjoy yourself in your youth, young man, and be encouraged during your younger days. Live as you like, consistent with your world view, but keep in mind that God will bring you to account for everything.

when those who keep watch over the house begin to tremble, and the virile men begin to stoop over, and the grinders begin to cease because they grow few, and those who look through the windows grow dim,

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

Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has burned my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards. Alas, my own vineyard I could not keep!

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

"Oh, you sinful nation! You people burdened down by iniquity! You offspring of those who keep practicing what is evil! You corrupt children! "They've abandoned the LORD; they've despised the Holy One of Israel; in their estrangement, they've walked away from me.

Why do you want more beatings?Why do you keep on rebelling?The whole head is hurt,and the whole heart is sick.

Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.

"For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because what they say and do opposes the LORD; they keep defying him.

Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.

And He replied:Go! Say to these people:Keep listening, but do not understand;keep looking, but do not perceive.

Tell him, 'Be careful, and keep calm. Don't be afraid, neither let your heart be faint because of these two tails of smoking torches, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

Furthermore, Ephraim's head is Samaria, and Remaliah's son is its king. If all of you don't keep on believing, you'll never remain loyal.'"

“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God [one that will convince you that God has spoken and will keep His word]; make your request as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven.”

"At that time, a man will keep alive a heifer and two sheep,

"Because this people have rejected the gently-flowing waters of Shiloah, and because they keep rejoicing in Rezin and Remaliah's son,

For this is what the Lord said to me with great power, to keep me from going the way of this people:

Woe (judgment is coming) to those [judges] who issue evil statutes,And to those [magistrates] who constantly record unjust and oppressive decisions,

to keep the poor from getting a fair trialand to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,so that widows can be their spoiland they can plunder the fatherless.

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.

People will never be living in it again, and it will have no more men from generation to generation: the Arab will not put up his tent there; and those who keep sheep will not make it a resting-place for their flocks.

Give wise directions, make a decision; let your shade be as night in full day: keep safe those who are in flight; do not give up the wandering ones.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Come, my people, into your secret places, and let your doors be shut: keep yourself safe for a short time, till his wrath is over.

For the Lord is coming out of his place to send punishment on the people of the earth for their evil-doing: the earth will let the blood drained out on her be seen, and will keep her dead covered no longer.

I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.

And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.

Does he who plows for sowing plow all the time? Does he keep on breaking up and harrowing his field?

It must be ground; one cannot keep threshing it forever. Even if he drives his cart and horses over it, he cannot crush it.

Ariel is as good as dead -- Ariel, the town David besieged! Keep observing your annual rituals, celebrate your festivals on schedule.

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."

Cursed are those who go deep to keep their designs secret from the Lord, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who has knowledge of our acts?

For when he sees in his midst his children, the work of my hands, they will keep my name holy; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and stand in awe of the God of Israel.

Get out of the good way, turning from the right road; do not keep the Holy One of Israel before our minds.

You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival,And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute,To go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.

Like birds with outstretched wings, so will the Lord of armies be a cover to Jerusalem; he will be a cover and salvation for it, going over it he will keep it from danger.

For a fool speaks nonsense,And his heart inclines toward wickedness:To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,To keep the hungry person unsatisfiedAnd to withhold drink from the thirsty.

The sinners in Zion are full of fear; the haters of God are shaking with wonder. Who among us may keep his place before the burning fire? who among us may see the eternal burnings?

Your ship’s ropes (tackle) hang loose;They cannot hold the base of their mast firmly,Nor spread out the sail.Then an abundance of spoil and plunder will be divided;Even the lame will take the plunder.

And do not let Hezekiah make you put your faith in the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly keep us safe, and this town will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.

Give no attention to Hezekiah when he says to you, The Lord will keep us safe. Has any one of the gods of the nations kept his land from falling into the hands of the king of Assyria?