By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.

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With humility and the fear of the Lord come riches and honor and life.

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17 (A)Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But (B)be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;
18 (C)For surely there is a [a]hereafter,
And your hope will not be cut off.

19 Hear, my son, and be wise;
And guide your heart in the way.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:18 Future, lit. latter end

17 Let not thine heart envy sinners, but be thou in fear of the Lord all the day long.

18 For surely there is a reward, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

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21 My son, (A)fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those given to change;

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21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king, and mingle not with them that are given to change;

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(A)Evil men do not understand justice,
But (B)those who seek the Lord understand all.

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Evil men understand not judgment, but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

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14 Happy is the man who is always reverent,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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14 Happy is the man that feareth God always, but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.

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25 (A)The fear of man brings a snare,
But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be [a]safe.

26 (B)Many seek the ruler’s [b]favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:25 secure, lit. set on high
  2. Proverbs 29:26 Lit. face

25 The fear of man bringeth a snare, but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

26 Many seek the ruler’s favor, but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.

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