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12 Who are those who fear the Lord?
    He will show them the path they should choose.

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12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?(A)
    He will instruct them in the ways(B) they should choose.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 25:12 Or ways he chooses

23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
    He delights in every detail of their lives.

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23 The Lord makes firm the steps(A)
    of the one who delights(B) in him;

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The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
    I will advise you and watch over you.

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I will instruct(A) you and teach you(B) in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on(C) you.

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17 Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.

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17 Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out(A) whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

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13 That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.

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13 Now all has been heard;
    here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God(A) and keep his commandments,(B)
    for this is the duty of all mankind.(C)

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10 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom.
    All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.

Praise him forever!

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10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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Jesus and Abraham

31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

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Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus’ Opponents Are

31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,(A) you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”(B)

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10 Who among you fears the Lord
    and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
    without a ray of light,
trust in the Lord
    and rely on your God.

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10 Who among you fears(A) the Lord
    and obeys(B) the word of his servant?(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(D)
trust(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
    but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

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The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. 21 But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:21 Or can see God at work in what he is doing.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(A) 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

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Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
    By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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33 Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom;
    humility precedes honor.

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33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,(A)
    and humility comes before honor.(B)

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22 They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”

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22 The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man,(A) who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.”(B)

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