17 to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, 18 to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword. 19 A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
Job 33:17–19
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Job 33:29–31
29 Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times, 30 to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life. 31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
Psalms 33:18–20
18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion 19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. 20 Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
Psalms 94:12–14
12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, 13 to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. 14 For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
Proverbs 2:11–13
11 Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, 12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity, 13 from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,
Job 33:23–25
23 Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him, 24 to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’ 25 then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to t…
Psalms of Solomon 13:4–6
4 But from all these things the Lord delivered us. (PSS) 5 The righteous was troubled on account of his errors, Lest he should be taken away along with the sinners; (PSS) 6 For terrible is the overthrow of the sinner; But not one of all these things toucheth the righteous. (PSS)
Odes of Solomon 26:8–10
8 Who can write the Psalms of the Lord, or who read them? (ODE) 9 Or who can train his soul for life, that his soul may be saved, (ODE) 10 Or who can rest on the Most High, so that with His mouth he may speak? (ODE)
Proverbs 23:13–15
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. 14 Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol. 15 My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
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