The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

The one who acquires wisdom loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity; as for the upright, they seek his life.

They feed on the sin offerings of my people; their appetites long for their iniquity!

Then he became very attached to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her.

If a ransom is set for him, then he must pay the redemption for his life according to whatever amount was set for him.

The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; Naphtali charged on to the battlefields.

my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian’s power.

They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

She nagged him every day and pressured him until he was sick to death of it.

Jonathan once again took an oath with David, because he loved him. In fact Jonathan loved him as much as he did his own life.

David realized that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the desert of Ziph.

So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”

You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, will the earth be abandoned for your sake? Or will a rock be moved from its place?

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.