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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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or the duty of all mankind

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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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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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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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:8 Or steadfast love

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!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

50 And (A)his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.

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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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19 He (A)fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
    he also (B)hears their cry and saves them.

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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.’”

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

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And from the throne came a voice saying,

(A)“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,
(B)you who fear him,
    small and great.”

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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.

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