Holds

He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.

Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah

Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.

And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.

Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.

“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.