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Ecc 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this {is} the whole {duty} of man. {Let...: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is}

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ParallelDeu 10:12

And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

ParallelMic 6:8

He hath shewed thee, O man, what {is} good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? {walk...: Heb. humble thyself to walk}

ParallelDeu 6:2

That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

ParallelPsa 111:10

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do {his commandments}: his praise endureth for ever. {a good...: or, good success} {his commandments: Heb. them}

ParallelPsa 145:19

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

ParallelJob 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that {is} wisdom; and to depart from evil {is} understanding.

ParallelLuk 1:50

And his mercy {is} on them that fear him from generation to generation.

ParallelEcc 8:12

Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his {days} be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

ParallelPro 1:7

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}

ParallelPro 19:23

The fear of the LORD {tendeth} to life: and {he that hath it} shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

ParallelPsa 115:13

He will bless them that fear the LORD, {both} small and great. {and: Heb. with}

ParallelPsa 147:11

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

ParallelEcc 5:7

For in the multitude of dreams and many words {there are} also {divers} vanities: but fear thou God.

ParallelDeu 4:2

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish {ought} from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

ParallelRev 19:5

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

ParallelPro 23:17

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

Parallel1Pe 2:17

Honour all {men}. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. {Honour all: or, Esteem all}

ParallelGen 22:12

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only {son} from me.

ParallelEcc 6:12

For who knoweth what {is} good for man in {this} life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? {all...: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity}

ParallelEcc 2:3

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what {was} that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. {to give...: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine} {all...: Heb. the number of the days of their life}

ParallelPro 1:7

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}

ParallelMic 6:8

He hath shewed thee, O man, what {is} good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? {walk...: Heb. humble thyself to walk}

ParallelPro 9:10

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy {is} understanding.

ParallelJob 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that {is} wisdom; and to depart from evil {is} understanding.

ParallelPro 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

ParallelPsa 111:10

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do {his commandments}: his praise endureth for ever. {a good...: or, good success} {his commandments: Heb. them}

ParallelDeu 4:2

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish {ought} from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

ParallelEcc 5:7

For in the multitude of dreams and many words {there are} also {divers} vanities: but fear thou God.

ParallelExo 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

ParallelPro 31:30

Favour {is} deceitful, and beauty {is} vain: {but} a woman {that} feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

ParallelPsa 25:12

What man {is} he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way {that} he shall choose.

Parallel1Sa 12:24

Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great {things} he hath done for you. {how...: or, what a great thing}

ParallelRev 14:7

Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

ParallelDeu 6:2

That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

ParallelEcc 7:14

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. {set: Heb. made}

ParallelGen 22:12

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only {son} from me.

ParallelLuk 10:42

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

ParallelPsa 39:6

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up {riches}, and knoweth not who shall gather them. {a vain...: Heb. an image}

ParallelAct 10:35

But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

Parallel1Co 7:29

But this I say, brethren, the time {is} short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

ParallelEcc 7:18

{It is} good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

ParallelRev 11:18

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. {destroy the earth: or, corrupt the earth}

ParallelNeh 5:15

But the former governors that {had been} before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

ParallelHag 1:12

Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.

ParallelMat 13:45

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

Parallel1Ki 2:2

I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

ParallelExo 18:21

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place {such} over them, {to be} rulers of thousands, {and} rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

ParallelEcc 6:12

For who knoweth what {is} good for man in {this} life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? {all...: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity}

ParallelCol 3:22

Servants, obey in all things {your} masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

ParallelEcc 2:3

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what {was} that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. {to give...: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine} {all...: Heb. the number of the days of their life}

ParallelPro 19:16

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; {but} he that despiseth his ways shall die.

ParallelPsa 78:33

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

ParallelPsa 34:12

What man {is he that} desireth life, {and} loveth {many} days, that he may see good?

ParallelPro 23:17

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

ParallelIsa 50:10

Who {is} among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh {in} darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

ParallelPro 14:2

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but {he that is} perverse in his ways despiseth him.

ParallelDeu 4:10

{Specially} the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and {that} they may teach their children.

Parallel2Ki 4:1

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

ParallelPsa 36:1

[To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David the servant of the LORD.] The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, {that there is} no fear of God before his eyes.