Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. (A)Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or the duty of all mankind
Deuteronomy 10:12
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Circumcise Your Heart
12 “And now, Israel, (A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but (B)to fear the Lord your God, (C)to walk in all his ways, (D)to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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Deuteronomy 6:2
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2 that (A)you may fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and (B)that your days may be long.
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Micah 6:8
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8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and (A)what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a]
and to (B)walk humbly with your God?
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- Micah 6:8 Or steadfast love
Psalm 111:10-112:1
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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!
The Righteous Will Never Be Moved
112 [a] (D)Praise the Lord!
(E)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who (F)greatly delights in his commandments!
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- Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Luke 1:50
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50 And (A)his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and (A)prolongs his life, yet I know that (B)it will be well with (C)those who fear God, because they fear before him.
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Psalm 145:19
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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.’”
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 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Revelation 19:5
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5 And from the throne came a voice saying,
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Psalm 147:11
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11 but the Lord (A)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who (B)hope in his steadfast love.
Ecclesiastes 5:7
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7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity;[a] but[b] (A)God is the one you must fear.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:7 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verse 10 (see note on 1:2)
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 Or For when dreams and vanities increase, words also grow many; but
1 Peter 2:17
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17 (A)Honor everyone. (B)Love the brotherhood. (C)Fear God. Honor the emperor.
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Proverbs 23:17
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Deuteronomy 4:2
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2 (A)You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you.
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Genesis 22:12
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12 He said, (A)“Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for (B)now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his (A)vain[a] life, which he passes like (B)a shadow? For who can tell man what will be (C)after him under the sun?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:12 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
Ecclesiastes 2:3
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3 I (A)searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on (B)folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life.
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