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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, for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.”(A)
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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 must not heed the words of those prophets or those who divine by dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you indeed love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul.(A)
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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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7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(A)
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 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, him you shall regard as holy; let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.(A)
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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 loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)
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 Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commandments.(A)
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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 Command to Sacrifice Isaac
22 After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
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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 do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.(A)
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.(A)
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 humankind,
‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”(A)
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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 food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.(A)
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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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14 “Now, therefore, revere the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt and serve the Lord.(A)
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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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