Psalms 119:9

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“How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.”

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“How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“<FI> Beth.<Fi> With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe--according to Thy word.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 119:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 6:6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
  2. Deuteronomy 17:18When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
  3. Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
  4. 2 Chronicles 6:16Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’
  5. Job 1:5And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
  6. Job 13:26For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
  7. Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
  8. Psalms 17:4As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
  9. Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
  10. Psalms 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
  11. Psalms 34:11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
  12. Psalms 78:4We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.
  13. Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
  14. Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
  15. Proverbs 1:4To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
  16. Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
  17. Proverbs 2:11Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
  18. Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
  19. Proverbs 4:10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
  20. Proverbs 5:7So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
  21. Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
  22. Proverbs 7:7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
  23. Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
  24. Luke 15:13After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.

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