I was blameless before him; I kept myself from sinning. ¹ 

I was innocent before him, and kept myself from sinning. ¹ 

You demand that your precepts be carefully kept. ¹ 

Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.

But they kept on shouting, ¹  “Crucify, crucify ²  him!”

(but their eyes were kept ¹  from recognizing ²  him). ³ 

But the word of God ¹  kept on increasing ²  and multiplying.

But they said to her, “You’ve lost your mind!” ¹  But she kept insisting that it was Peter, ²  and they kept saying, ³  “It is his angel!” ⁴ 

His brothers were jealous ¹  of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said. ² 

The people kept ¹  their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness ²  where God was. ³ 

A continual fire must be kept burning on the altar. It must not be extinguished.

We kept only the livestock and plunder from the cities for ourselves.

But all the livestock and plunder from the cities we kept for ourselves.

These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,

Joshua kept holding out his curved sword until Israel had annihilated all who lived in Ai. ¹ 

Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them ¹ 

¹ The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

And when he is carried to the tombs, and watch is kept ¹  over the funeral mound, ² 

“People ¹  listened to me and waited silently; ²  they kept silent for my advice.