28 And he said to man,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
    and to (B)turn away from evil is understanding.’”

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the fear of the Lord is clean,
    enduring forever;
the rules[a] of the Lord are (A)true,
    and righteous altogether.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 19:9 Or just decrees

11 (A)Come, O children, listen to me;
    (B)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it have (B)a good understanding.
    His (C)praise endures forever!

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(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
    fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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13 (A)The fear of the Lord is (B)hatred of evil.
(C)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and (D)perverted speech I hate.

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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and (B)the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

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27 The fear of the Lord is (A)a fountain of life,
    that one may (B)turn away from the snares of death.

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33 (A)The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and (B)humility comes before honor.

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By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.

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23 The fear of the Lord (A)leads to life,
    and whoever has it rests (B)satisfied;
    he will (C)not be visited by harm.

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The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is (A)riches and honor and life.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life

Have No Fear

“I tell you, my friends, (A)do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him (B)who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.[a] Yes, I tell you, fear him!

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:5 Greek Gehenna

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