'Keeps' in the Bible

“How long must I endure this evil community that keeps complaining about Me? I have heard the Israelites’ complaints that they make against Me.

Know that Yahweh your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commands.

Previously, an Israelite man had declared: “Do you see this man who keeps coming out? He comes to defy Israel. The king will make the man who kills him very rich and will give him his daughter. The king will also make the household of that man’s father exempt from paying taxes in Israel.”

I said,Yahweh, the God of heaven, the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant with those who love Him and keep His commands,

So now, our God—the great, mighty,and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant—do not view lightly all the hardships that have afflicted us,our kings and leaders,our priests and prophets,our ancestors and all Your people,from the days of the Assyrian kings until today.

though he cherishes it and will not let it gobut keeps it in his mouth,

He is carried to the grave,and someone keeps watch over his tomb.

He keeps company with evildoersand walks with wicked men.

who despises the one rejected by the Lordbut honors those who fear the Lord,who keeps his word whatever the cost,

He rules forever by His might;He keeps His eye on the nations.The rebellious should not exalt themselves.Selah

He keeps us aliveand does not allow our feet to slip.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,but a man with understanding keeps silent.

A gossip goes around revealing a secret,but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

The intelligent person restrains his words,and one who keeps a cool headis a man of understanding.

Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent,discerning when he seals his lips. >

The one who keeps commands preserves himself;one who disregards his ways will die.

The one who guards his mouth and tonguekeeps himself out of trouble.

A discerning son keeps the law,but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.

Without revelation people run wild,but one who listens to instruction will be happy.

for he does not often consider the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

The one who keeps a command will not experience anything harmful, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

Happy is the man who does this,anyone who maintains this,who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down.A wolf from an arid plain will ravage them.A leopard keeps watch over their cities.Anyone who leaves them will be torn to piecesbecause their rebellious acts are many,their unfaithful deeds numerous.

He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from wrongdoing and carries out true justice between men.

He follows My statutes and keeps My ordinances, acting faithfully. Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

He keeps his hand from harming the poor, not taking interest or profit on a loan. He practices My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a person will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will certainly live.

“Now if the wicked person turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will certainly live; he will not die.

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant with those who love Him and keep His commands—

yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice, so she doesn’t wear me out by her persistent coming.’”

Didn’t Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill Me?”

I assure you: If anyone keeps My word, he will never see death—ever!”

Then the Jews said, “Now we know You have a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death—ever!’

The one who has My commands and keeps them is the one who loves Me. And the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father. I also will love him and will reveal Myself to him.”

Therefore if an uncircumcised man keeps the law’s requirements, will his uncircumcision not be counted as circumcision?

For whoever keeps the entire law, yet fails in one point, is guilty of breaking it all.

But whoever keeps His word, truly in him the love of God is perfected. This is how we know we are in Him:

The one who keeps His commands remains in Him, and He in him. And the way we know that He remains in us is from the Spirit He has given us.

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the One who is born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.

The one who is victorious and keeps My works to the end: I will give him authority over the nations—

“Look, I am coming quickly! The one who keeps the prophetic words of this book is blessed.”