Bible Verses About Watchfulness

"Pay attention to everything I have said to you; do not invoke the names of other gods or even let them be heard crossing your lips.

Be careful not to make a covenant with the people living in the land where you are going, so that they won't become a snare within your own borders.

Only be careful, and watch yourselves diligently as long as you live, so that you won't forget what you saw with your own eyes, so that these things won't vanish from your hearts. Rather, make them known to your children and grandchildren -

Watch out for yourselves, so that you won't forget the covenant of ADONAI your God, which he made with you, and make yourself a carved image, a representation of anything forbidden to you by ADONAI your God.

Observe diligently the mitzvot of ADONAI your God, and his instructions and laws which he has given you.

But be careful not to let yourselves be seduced, so that you turn aside, serving other gods and worshipping them.

"Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings just anywhere you see,

Next Moshe and the cohanim, who are L'vi'im, spoke to all Isra'el. They said, "Be quiet; and listen, Isra'el! Today you have become the people of ADONAI your God.

Only take great care to obey the mitzvah and the Torah which Moshe the servant of ADONAI gave you - to love ADONAI your God, follow all his ways, observe his mitzvot, cling to him, and serve him with all your heart and being."

"Therefore take great care to love ADONAI your God.

Observe the charge of ADONAI your God to go in his ways and keep his regulations, mitzvot, rulings and instructions in accordance with what is written in the Torah of Moshe; so that you will succeed in all you do and wherever you go.

If you do, ADONAI will fulfill what he promised me when he said, 'If your children pay attention to how they live, conducting themselves before me honestly with all their heart and being, you will never lack a man on the throne of Isra'el.'

Now therefore, ADONAI, God of Isra'el, keep what you promised to your servant David, my father, when you said, 'You will never lack a man in my presence to sit on the throne of Isra'el, if only your children are careful about what they do, so that they live in my presence, just as you have lived in my presence.'

Therefore, let the fear of ADONAI be upon you; be careful what you do; for ADONAI our God does not allow dishonesty, partiality or bribe-taking."

However, we prayed to our God and, because of them, organized a watch against them day and night.

For beware of wrath when abundance entices you; don't let a big bribe turn you aside.

Will your great wealth help you? or all your efforts, no matter how strong?

Don't desire the night, when people suddenly die.

Be careful; turn away from wrongdoing; for because of this, you have been tested by affliction.

For the leader. Set in the style of Y'dutun. A psalm of David: I said, "I will watch how I behave, so that I won't sin with my tongue; I will put a muzzle on my mouth whenever the wicked confront me."

I lie awake and become like a bird alone on the roof.

(Bet) How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.

Set a guard, ADONAI, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Above everything else, guard your heart; for it is the source of life's consequences.

Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze on what lies in front of you.