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 result of humility is fear of the Lord,
along with wealth, honor, and life.(A)

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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.

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17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners;(A)
instead, always fear the Lord.(B)
18 For then you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.(C)

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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 My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,(A)
and don’t associate with rebels,[a]

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  1. Proverbs 24:21 Or those given to change

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 is the one who is always reverent,(A)
but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.(B)

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25 (A)The fear of man lays a snare,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

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25 The fear of man is a snare,(A)
but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 29:25 Lit raised high

30 (A)Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,(A)
but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

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