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Exodus 20:20
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Exodus 20:20
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20 (A)Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to (B)test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.”
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Exodus 20:20
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Exodus 20:20
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20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid.(A) God has come to test(B) you, so that the fear(C) of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”(D)
Deuteronomy 13:3
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Deuteronomy 13:3
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3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God (A)is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Deuteronomy 13:3
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Deuteronomy 13:3
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3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet(A) or dreamer.(B) The Lord your God is testing(C) you to find out whether you love(D) him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Proverbs 3:7
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Proverbs 3:7
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Proverbs 3:7
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Proverbs 3:7
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1 Samuel 12:20
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1 Samuel 12:20
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20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet (A)do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
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1 Samuel 12:20
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1 Samuel 12:20
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20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil;(A) yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
Isaiah 8:13
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Isaiah 8:13
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13 But the Lord of hosts, (A)him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
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Isaiah 8:13
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Isaiah 8:13
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Proverbs 16:6
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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 16:6
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Proverbs 16:6
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Deuteronomy 8:2
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Deuteronomy 8:2
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2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you (A)these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, (B)testing you (C)to know what was in your heart, (D)whether you would keep his commandments or not.
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Deuteronomy 8:2
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Deuteronomy 8:2
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2 Remember how the Lord your God led(A) you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test(B) you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
Genesis 22:1
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Genesis 22:1
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The Sacrifice of Isaac
22 After these things (A)God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
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Genesis 22:1
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Genesis 22:1
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Abraham Tested
22 Some time later God tested(A) Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”
“Here I am,”(B) he replied.
Isaiah 41:10
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Isaiah 41:10
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10 fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with (A)my righteous right hand.
Proverbs 1:7
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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 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Job 28:28
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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.’”
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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Nehemiah 5:15
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Nehemiah 5:15
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15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration[a] forty shekels[b] of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, (A)because of the fear of God.
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- Nehemiah 5:15 Compare Vulgate; Hebrew took from them for food and wine after
- Nehemiah 5:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Nehemiah 5:15
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Nehemiah 5:15
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15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[a] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God(A) I did not act like that.
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- Nehemiah 5:15 That is, about 1 pound or about 460 grams
Joshua 24:14
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Joshua 24:14
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Choose Whom You Will Serve
14 (A)“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. (B)Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
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Joshua 24:14
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Joshua 24:14
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14 “Now fear the Lord(A) and serve him with all faithfulness.(B) Throw away the gods(C) your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt,(D) and serve the Lord.
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