Job 28:28
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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.’”
Psalm 19:9
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9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules[a] of the Lord are (A)true,
and righteous altogether.
Footnotes
- Psalm 19:9 Or just decrees
Psalm 34:11
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Psalm 111:10
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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!
Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 8:13
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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.
Proverbs 9:10
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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.
Proverbs 14:27
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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.
Proverbs 15:33
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Proverbs 16:6
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6 By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.
Proverbs 19:23
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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.
Proverbs 22:4
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life
Luke 12:4-5
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Have No Fear
4 “I tell you, my friends, (A)do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 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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- Luke 12:5 Greek Gehenna
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