Proverbs 22:4
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life
Proverbs 22:4
Common English Bible
4 The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 23:17-18
English Standard Version
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.
Proverbs 23:17-18
Common English Bible
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.
Proverbs 24:21
English Standard Version
21 My son, (A)fear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
Proverbs 24:21
Common English Bible
21 Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king.
Don’t associate with those who are rebellious.
Proverbs 28:14
English Standard Version
14 Blessed is the one who (A)fears the Lord[a] always,
but whoever (B)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:14 Hebrew lacks the Lord
Proverbs 28:14
Common English Bible
14 Happy are those who are continually fearful,
but those whose hearts are hard fall into trouble.
Proverbs 29:25
English Standard Version
25 (A)The fear of man lays a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
Proverbs 29:25
Common English Bible
25 People are trapped by their fear of others;
those who trust the Lord are secure.
Proverbs 31:30
English Standard Version
30 (A)Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30
Common English Bible
30 Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
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