then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.

To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.

Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.

Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.

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

The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.

Saying 15

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.

Saying 30

Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,

Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty!

People will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.

They will flee to caverns in the rocks and to the overhanging crags from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.

The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread.

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—

and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;

At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord Almighty from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers— the gifts will be brought to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the Lord Almighty.