Proverbs 14:16
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16 The wise are cautious[a] and avoid danger;
fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.
Footnotes
- 14:16 Hebrew The wise fear.
Proverbs 22:3
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3 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Proverbs 3:7
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7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
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22 Stay away from every kind of evil.
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Proverbs 29:9
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9 If a wise person takes a fool to court,
there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction.
Proverbs 28:14
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14 Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,[a]
but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.
Footnotes
- 28:14 Or those who fear the Lord; Hebrew reads those who fear.
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.
Job 31:21-23
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21 “If I raised my hand against an orphan,
knowing the judges would take my side,
22 then let my shoulder be wrenched out of place!
Let my arm be torn from its socket!
23 That would be better than facing God’s judgment.
For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?
1 Kings 20:10-11
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10 Then Ben-hadad sent this message to Ahab: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if there remains enough dust from Samaria to provide even a handful for each of my soldiers.”
11 The king of Israel sent back this answer: “A warrior putting on his sword for battle should not boast like a warrior who has already won.”
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Genesis 42:18
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18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man. If you do as I say, you will live.
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Genesis 33:9
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9 “My brother, I have plenty,” Esau answered. “Keep what you have for yourself.”
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Proverbs 7:22
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22 He followed her at once,
like an ox going to the slaughter.
He was like a stag caught in a trap,[a]
Footnotes
- 7:22 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads slaughter, as shackles are for the discipline of a fool.
Psalm 119:120
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120 I tremble in fear of you;
I stand in awe of your regulations.
1 Kings 20:18
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18 “Take them alive,” Ben-hadad commanded, “whether they have come for peace or for war.”
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1 Kings 19:2
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2 So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”
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John 9:40
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40 Some Pharisees who were standing nearby heard him and asked, “Are you saying we’re blind?”
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Mark 6:24-25
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24 She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?”
Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!”
25 So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!”
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Mark 6:17-19
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17 For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip’s wife, but Herod had married her. 18 John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry your brother’s wife.” 19 So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was powerless,
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Ecclesiastes 10:13
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13 Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions,
so their conclusions will be wicked madness;
Job 28:28
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28 And this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
Psalm 34:14
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14 Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
Nehemiah 5:15
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15 The former governors, in contrast, had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides forty pieces[a] of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because I feared God, I did not act that way.
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- 5:15 Hebrew 40 shekels [1 pound or 456 grams].
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