'Ways' in the Bible

Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you, so that I may find favor in your sight: and consider that this nation is your people."

You shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

For if you shall diligently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cling to him;

if you keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you this day, to love Yahweh your God, and to walk ever in his ways; then you shall add three cities more for yourselves, besides these three:

You have declared Yahweh this day to be your God, and that you would walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and listen to his voice:

Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck before you. They will come out against you one way, and will flee before you seven ways.

Yahweh will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you; if you shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and walk in his ways.

Yahweh will cause you to be struck before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them, and shall flee seven ways before them: and you shall be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.

and you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and robbed always, and there shall be none to save you.

in that I command you this day to love Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his ordinances, that you may live and multiply, and that Yahweh your God may bless you in the land where you go in to possess it.

The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice: a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul."

His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

and they said to him, "Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."

David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.

For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

and keep the instruction of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself.

If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days."

then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men;)

that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

because that they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and [to keep] my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.

It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.

Yet Yahweh testified to Israel, and to Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets."

They feared Yahweh, and served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.

then hear from heaven, your dwelling place and forgive, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you, even you only, know the hearts of the children of men;)

that they may fear you, to walk in your ways, so long as they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Haven't you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves after the ways of the peoples of [other] lands? so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of [those who are] no gods.

The rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.

Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn't seek the Baals,

His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.

So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baals.

Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Isn't your piety your confidence? Isn't the integrity of your ways your hope?

Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.

They tell God, 'Depart from us, for we don't want to know about your ways.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect?

You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you. Light shall shine on your ways.

"These are of those who rebel against the light. They don't know its ways, nor stay in its paths.

God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.

Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"

On my right hand rise the rabble. They thrust aside my feet, They cast up against me their ways of destruction.

Doesn't he see my ways, and number all my steps?

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

"For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.

because they turned aside from following him, and wouldn't pay attention to any of his ways,

He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.

His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.

As for the works of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths.

I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I don't sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."

Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.

Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

Forty long years I was grieved with that generation, and said, "It is a people that errs in their heart. They have not known my ways."

He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel.

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh's law.

Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.

Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!

I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.

I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.

Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.

I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you. TAV

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be on Israel. A Song of Ascents.

Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; for great is Yahweh's glory.

You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths:

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn't know it.

For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

Don't let your heart turn to her ways. Don't go astray in her paths,

"Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.

When a man's ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.