Proverbs 14:16
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16 (A)A wise man fears and departs from evil,
But a fool rages and is self-confident.
Proverbs 22:3
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3 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are (A)punished.
Proverbs 3:7
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7 Do not be wise in your own (A)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
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22 Abstain from every form of evil.
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Proverbs 29:9
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9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man,
(A)Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.
Proverbs 28:14
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14 Happy is the man who is always reverent,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 (A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
Job 31:21-23
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21 If I have raised my hand (A)against the fatherless,
When I saw I had help in the gate;
22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder,
Let my arm be torn from the socket.
23 For (B)destruction from God is a terror to me,
And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
1 Kings 20:10-11
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10 Then Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, (A)“The gods do so to me, and more also, if enough dust is left of Samaria for a handful for each of the people [a]who follow me.”
11 So the king of Israel answered and said, “Tell him, ‘Let not the one who puts on his armor (B)boast like the one who takes it off.’ ”
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- 1 Kings 20:10 Lit. at my feet
Genesis 42:18
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18 Then Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, (A)for I fear God:
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Genesis 33:9
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9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
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Proverbs 7:22
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22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or [a]as a fool to the correction of the [b]stocks,
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- Proverbs 7:22 LXX, Syr., Tg. as a dog to bonds; Vg. as a lamb . . . to bonds
- Proverbs 7:22 shackles
Psalm 119:120
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120 (A)My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
1 Kings 20:18
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18 So he said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; and if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
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1 Kings 19:2
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2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, (A)“So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.”
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John 9:40
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40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, (A)and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”
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Mark 6:24-25
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24 So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?”
And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!”
25 Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
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Mark 6:17-19
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17 For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her. 18 Because John had said to Herod, (A)“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
19 Therefore Herodias [a]held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not;
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- Mark 6:19 held a grudge
Ecclesiastes 10:13
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13 The words of his mouth begin with foolishness,
And the end of his talk is raving madness.
Job 28:28
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28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Psalm 34:14
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Nehemiah 5:15
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15 But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but (A)I did not do so, because of the (B)fear of God.
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