6 occurrences

'Avoid' in the Bible

Let your way [in life] be far from her,And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation],

Verse ConceptsLasciviousnessEvil AssociationsFar From One

The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that leads to obedience and worship] is a fountain of life,So that one may avoid the snares of death.

Verse ConceptsFountainsReverence, And BlessingSpiritual Life, Nature OfFountains Of LifeNot DyingFountains Used FigurativelyThe Fear Of The LordLife That Is Worth Living

The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise,That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below.

Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHell, Punishment OfWisdom, Human ImportanceMoving UpwardsNot DyingLife By WisdomPaths Of Lifeacting

By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.

Verse ConceptsRespect, For God's CharacterReverence, And ObedienceSin, Deliverance From GodSin, Avoidance OfFear Of The LordReverence To God

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