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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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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Proverbs 3:7
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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.’”
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
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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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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Deuteronomy 4:10
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10 how on (A)the day that you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord said to me, (B)‘Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, (C)so that they may learn to fear (D)me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children so.’
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Exodus 15:25-26
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25 And he (A)cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a log,[a] and he (B)threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.
There the Lord[b] made for them a statute and a rule, and there he (C)tested them, 26 saying, (D)“If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the (E)diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, (F)your healer.”
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- Exodus 15:25 Or tree
- Exodus 15:25 Hebrew he
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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Genesis 20:11
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11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, (A)‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and (B)they will kill me because of my wife.’
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