Job 1:8

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way. Walk in it.”

though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness,” says the Lord Yahweh.

But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work will be rewarded.”

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

“Should you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness.”

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

“You are my witnesses,” says Yahweh, “With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me.

For the Lord Yahweh will help me. Therefore I have not been confounded. Therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I won’t be disappointed.

Behold, my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.

“Be strong and courageous; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.

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

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.

Yahweh said to me, “Son of man, mark well, and see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I tell you concerning all the ordinances of Yahweh’s house, and all its laws; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every exit of the sanctuary.

A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”

“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

You shall observe to do therefore as Yahweh your God has commanded you. You shall not turn away to the right hand or to the left.

As Yahweh commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua. Joshua did so. He left nothing undone of all that Yahweh commanded Moses.

Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live king Solomon!”

He trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel; so that after him was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were before him.

Then you will prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Yahweh gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed.

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

You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities.

The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound,

and all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

Abstain from every form of evil.

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

There was no king like him before him, who turned to Yahweh with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; and there was none like him who arose after him.

Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”

“But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I considered unworthy to put with my sheep dogs.

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,

This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.

You shall be blameless with Yahweh your God.

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

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all the men who were on the surface of the earth.

Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.

“Let your heart therefore be perfect with Yahweh our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as it is today.”

“Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people; but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.

If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.

“Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will he uphold the evildoers.

I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.

If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: “There is no fear of God before his eyes.”

Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

The man said to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I will show you; for you have been brought here so that I may show them to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.”

Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.