New Revised Standard Version
Happy is the mortal who does this, the one who holds it fast, who keeps the sabbath, not profaning it, and refrains from doing any evil.

Contemporary English Version
I will bless everyone who respects the Sabbath and refuses to do wrong.

New American Bible
Happy is the one who does this, whoever holds fast to it: Keeping the sabbath without profaning it, keeping one’s hand from doing any evil.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed is the man that doth this, and the son of man that shall lay hold on this: that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, that keepeth his hands from doing any evil.

Blessed is the man that doth this, and the son of man that shall lay hold on this: that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, that keepeth his hands from doing any evil.

blessed

Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence: . . .

Psalm 15:1-5 A psalm for David. Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest in thy holy hill? . . .

Psalm 106:3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and do justice at all times.

Psalm 112:1 Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments.

Psalm 119:1-5 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. . . .

Psalm 128:1 A gradual canticle. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk in his ways.

Luke 11:28 But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.

Luke 12:43 Blessed is that servant whom, when his lord shall come, he shall find so doing.

John 13:17 If you know these things, you shall be blessed if you do them.

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb: that they may have a right to the tree of life and may enter in by the gates into the city.

layeth

Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith the Lord to the eunuchs, They that shall keep my sabbaths, and shall choose the things that please me, and shall hold fast my covenant:

Proverbs 4:13 Be not delighted in the paths of the wicked, neither let the way of evil men please thee.

Ecclesiastes 7:18 It is good that thou shouldst hold up the just, yea and from him withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God, neglecteth nothing.

keepeth the

Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy own will in my holy day, and call the sabbath delightful, and the holy of the Lord glorious, and glorify him, while thou dost not thy own ways, and thy own will is not found, to speak a word:

Exodus 31:13-16 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: See that you keep my sabbath; because it is a sign between me and you in your generations that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctify you. . . .

Leviticus 19:30 Keep ye my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

Nehemiah 13:17 And I rebuked the chief men of Juda, and said to them: What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the sabbath day:

Jeremiah 17:21,22 Thus saith the Lord: Take heed to your souls, and carry no burdens on the sabbath day: and bring them not in by the gates of Jerusalem. . . .

Ezekiel 20:12,20 Moreover I gave them also my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them: and that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them. . . .

keepeth his

Psalm 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good: seek after peace and pursue it.

Psalm 37:27 Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever.

Psalm 119:102 I have not declined from thy judgments, because thou hast set me a law.

Proverbs 4:27 My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline thy ear to my prudence,

Proverbs 14:16 A wise man feareth, and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over, and is confident.

Proverbs 16:6,17 By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed; and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. . . .

Romans 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good,