'Ways' in the Bible

and sent against you the beast of the field, and it hath bereaved you; and I have cut off your cattle, and have made you few, and your ways have been desolate.

Let me pass over through thy land; in the several ways I go; I turn not aside -- right or left --

and thou hast kept the commands of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, and to fear Him.

'And now, Israel, what is Jehovah thy God asking from thee, except to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,

For, if ye diligently keep all this command which I am commanding you -- to do it, to love Jehovah your God, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave to Him,

when thou keepest all this command to do it, which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in His ways all the days -- then thou hast added to thee yet three cities to these three;

Jehovah thou hast caused to promise to-day to become thy God, and to walk in His ways, and to keep His statutes, and His commands, and His judgments, and to hearken to His voice.

Jehovah giveth thine enemies, who are rising up against thee -- smitten before thy face; in one way they come out unto thee, and in seven ways they flee before thee.

'Jehovah doth establish thee to Himself for a holy people, as He hath sworn to thee, when thou keepest the commands of Jehovah thy God, and hast walked in His ways;

'Jehovah giveth thee smitten before thine enemies; in one way thou goest out unto them, and in seven ways dost flee before them, and thou hast been for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth;

and thou hast been gropling at noon, as the blind gropeth in darkness; and thou dost not cause thy ways to prosper; and thou hast been only oppressed and plundered all the days, and there is no saviour.

in that I am commanding thee to-day to love Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments; and thou hast lived and multiplied, and Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in the land whither thou art going in to possess it.

The Rock! -- perfect is His work, For all His ways are just; God of stedfastness, and without iniquity: Righteous and upright is He.

Only, be very watchful to do the command and the law which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and to cleave to Him, and to serve Him, with all your heart, and with all your soul.'

In the days of Shamgar son of Anath -- In the days of Jael -- The ways have ceased, And those going in the paths go in crooked ways.

and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.

and say unto him, 'Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'

And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah is with him,

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

and kept the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commands, and His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that thou dost wisely all that thou dost, and whithersoever thou turnest,

and if thou dost walk in My ways to keep My statutes, and My commands, as David thy father walked, then I have prolonged thy days.'

then Thou dost hear in the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, and hast forgiven, and hast done, and hast given to each according to all his ways, whose heart Thou knowest, (for Thou hast known -- Thyself alone -- the heart of all the sons of man),

to incline our heart unto Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers;

Because they have forsaken Me, and bow themselves to Ashtoreth, goddess of the Zidonians, to Chemosh god of Moab, and to Milcom god of the sons of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways, to do that which is right in Mine eyes, and My statutes and My judgments, like David his father.

and it hath been, if thou dost hear all that I command thee, and hast walked in My ways, and done that which is right in Mine eyes, to keep My statutes and My commands, as did David My servant, that I have been with thee, and have built for thee a stedfast house, as I built for David, and have given to thee Israel,

And Jehovah testifieth against Israel, and against Judah, by the hand of every prophet, and every seer, saying, 'Turn back from your evil ways, and keep My commands, My statutes, according to all the law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent unto you by the hand of My servants the prophets;'

then Thou dost hear from the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, and hast forgiven, and hast given to each according to all his ways (because Thou knowest his heart, for Thou -- Thou only -- hast known the heart of the sons of men),

so that they fear Thee, to walk in Thy ways, all the days that they are living on the face of the ground that Thou hast given to our fathers.

and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I -- I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

and the rest of the matters of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are written in the 'Inquiry' of the prophet Iddo.

And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat, for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father, and hath not sought to Baalim,

and his heart is high in the ways of Jehovah, and again he hath turned aside the high places and the shrines out of Judah.

And there cometh in unto him a writing from Elijah the prophet, saying, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, Because that thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, and in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

he also hath walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother hath been his counsellor to do wickedly.

And Jotham doth strengthen himself, for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.

And the rest of the matters of Jotham, and all his battles, and his ways, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

and walketh in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also, molten images hath made for Baalim,

And the rest of his matters, and all his ways, the first and the last, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside -- right or left.

Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope -- the perfection of thy ways?

Lo, He doth slay me -- I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue.

And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?

And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.

They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.

He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes are on their ways.

Doth not He see my ways, And all my steps number?

For His eyes are on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

He is a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker bringeth nigh his sword;

Pain do his ways at all times, On high are Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries -- he puffeth at them.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

Thy ways, O Jehovah, cause me to know, Thy paths teach Thou me.

To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, 'I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.'

I teach transgressors Thy ways, And sinners unto Thee do return.

O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk.

For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,

Forty years I am weary of the generation, And I say, 'A people erring in heart -- they! And they have not known My ways:'

He maketh known His ways to Moses, To the sons of Israel His acts.

Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.

O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,

My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,

I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.

I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!

As to those turning to their crooked ways, Jehovah causeth them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.

And they sing in the ways of Jehovah, For great is the honour of Jehovah.

My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And with all my ways hast been acquainted.

Righteous is Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works.

Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,

Whose paths are crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways are established.

For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

The ways of Sheol -- her house, Going down unto inner chambers of death!

And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.

Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.

There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end are ways of death.

From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

There is a way right before a man, And its latter end -- ways of death.

Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.

Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

She is watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.

Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.

And gone have many peoples and said, 'Come, and we go up unto the mount of Jehovah, Unto the house of the God of Jacob, And He doth teach us of His ways, And we walk in His paths, For from Zion goeth forth a law, And a word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.

Who hath given Jacob for a spoil, And Israel to the spoilers? Is it not Jehovah -- He against whom we sinned? Yea, they have not been willing in His ways to walk, Nor have they hearkened to His law.

I have stirred him up in righteousness, And all his ways I make straight, He doth build My city, and My captivity doth send out, Not for price, nor for bribe, said Jehovah of Hosts.

To say to the bound, Go out, To those in darkness, Be uncovered. On the ways they feed, And in all high places is their pasture.

For not My thoughts are your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, -- an affirmation of Jehovah,

For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.