The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is (A)riches and honor and life.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life

The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
    is wealth, honor, and life.

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17 Let not your heart (A)envy sinners,
    but continue in (B)the fear of the Lord all the day.
18 Surely (C)there is a future,
    and your (D)hope will not be cut off.

19 Hear, my son, and (E)be wise,
    and (F)direct your heart in the way.

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17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners,
    but fear the Lord constantly;
18         then you will have a future,
        and your hope won’t be cut off.

19 Listen, my child, and be wise!
    Keep your mind straight on the path.

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21 My son, (A)fear the Lord and the king,
    and do not join with those who do otherwise,

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21 Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king.
    Don’t associate with those who are rebellious.

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Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord (B)understand it completely.

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Evil people don’t understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord understand everything.

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14 Blessed is the one who (A)fears the Lord[a] always,
    but whoever (B)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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  1. Proverbs 28:14 Hebrew lacks the Lord

14 Happy are those who are continually fearful,
    but those whose hearts are hard fall into trouble.

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25 (A)The fear of man lays a snare,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
26 Many (B)seek the face of a ruler,
    but it is from the Lord that a man (C)gets justice.

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25 People are trapped by their fear of others;
    those who trust the Lord are secure.
26 Many seek access to the ruler,
    but justice comes from the Lord.

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