Biblical Concept: Live In
Biblical Wisdom Literature
Findings
“Let your heart
live forever!”
“live on eternally”
Sanctified
spiritual hyperbole: “not live out half their days”
“I will bless Thee
as long as I live”
“What man can live
and not see death?”
“I will sing to
the LORD as long as I live”
“I shall call upon Him as long as I live”
“I shall not die,
but live”
“That I may live
and keep Thy word”
“May Thy
compassion come to me that I may live”
“Sustain me
according to Thy word, that I may live”
“Give me
understanding that I may live”
“Let my soul live
that it may praise Thee”
“I will praise the
LORD while I live”
Sanctified
spiritual idealism: “he who listens to me shall live securely”
“the upright will live in the land”
“Keep my
commandments and live”
“Forsake your folly and live”
“he who hates bribes will live”
“live in a corner of a roof” re “a contentious woman”
“live in a desert land” re “a contentious and vexing woman”
“But live in the fear of the LORD always.”
“live in a corner of a roof” re “a contentious woman”
“a live dog is
better than a dead lion”
“if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them
all”
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NAS Psalm
22:26 The afflicted shall eat and
be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live
forever! (“Let your heart live forever!”)
NAS Psalm
49:9 That he should live on
eternally; That he should not undergo decay. (“live on eternally”)
NAS Psalm
55:23 But Thou, O God, wilt bring
them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live
out half their days. But I will trust in Thee. (Sanctified spiritual hyperbole:
“not live out half their days”)
NAS Psalm
63:4 So I will bless Thee as long
as I live; I will lift up my hands in Thy name. (“I will bless Thee as long as
I live”)
NAS Psalm
72:15 So may he live; and may the
gold of Sheba be given to him; And let them pray for him continually; Let them
bless him all day long.
NAS Psalm
89:48 What man can live and not
see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?
Selah. (“What man can live and not see death?”)
NAS Psalm
104:33 I will sing to the LORD as
long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. (“I will
sing to the LORD as long as I live”)
NAS Psalm
116:2 Because He has inclined His
ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon
Him as long as I live. (“I shall call upon
Him as long as I live”)
NAS Psalm
118:17 I shall not die, but live,
And tell of the works of the LORD. (“I shall not die,
but live”)
NAS Psalm
119:17 Deal bountifully with Thy
servant, That I may live and keep Thy word. (“That I may live and keep Thy
word”)
77 May Thy compassion come to me
that I may live, For Thy law is my delight. (“May Thy compassion come to me
that I may live”)
116 Sustain me according to Thy
word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope. (“Sustain me
according to Thy word, that I may live”)
144 Thy testimonies are righteous
forever; Give me understanding that I may live. (“Give me understanding that I
may live”)
175 Let my soul live that it may
praise Thee, And let Thine ordinances help me. (“Let
my soul live that it may praise Thee”)
NAS Psalm
146:2 I will praise the LORD
while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. (“I will
praise the LORD while I live”)
NAS Proverbs
1:33 "But he who listens to
me shall live securely, And shall be at ease from the
dread of evil." (Sanctified spiritual idealism: “he who listens to me
shall live securely”)
NAS Proverbs
2:21 For the upright will live in
the land, And the blameless will remain in it; (“the upright will live in the
land”)
NAS Proverbs
4:4 Then he taught me and said to
me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments and live;
(“Keep my commandments and live”)
NAS Proverbs
7:2 Keep my commandments and
live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye. (“Keep my commandments and
live”)
NAS Proverbs
9:6 "Forsake your folly and live, And
proceed in the way of understanding." (“Forsake your folly and live”)
NAS Proverbs
15:27 He who profits illicitly
troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will
live. (“he who hates bribes will live”)
NAS Proverbs
21:9 It is better to live in a
corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a
contentious woman. (“live in a corner of a roof” re “a contentious woman”)
19 It is better to live in a desert
land, Than with a contentious and vexing woman. (“live in a desert land” re “a
contentious and vexing woman”)
NAS Proverbs
23:17 Do not let your heart envy
sinners, But live
in the fear of the LORD always. (“But live
in the fear of the LORD always.”)
NAS Proverbs
25:24 It is better to live in a
corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman. (“live in a
corner of a roof” re “a contentious woman”)
NAS Ecclesiastes
9:4 For whoever is joined with
all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.
(“a live dog is better than a dead lion”)
NAS Ecclesiastes
11:8 Indeed, if a man should live
many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of
darkness, for they shall be many. Everything that is to come will be futility. (“if a man should live
many years, let him rejoice in them all”) (v.9b get oriented to God or get
judged.)