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Fear Of The Lord
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Fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
And He saith to man: --`Lo, fear of the Lord, that <FI>is<Fi> wisdom, And to turn from evil <FI>is<Fi> understanding.'
`And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.
The beginning of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise <FI>is<Fi> standing for ever!
Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.
The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man.
Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
And His kindness <FI>is<Fi> to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,
The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
`And now, Israel, what is Jehovah thy God asking from thee, except to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to life, And satisfied he remaineth--he is not charged with evil.
fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;
The secret of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> for those fearing Him, And His covenant--to cause them to know.
Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.
Show me, O Jehovah, Thy way, I walk in Thy truth, My heart doth rejoice to fear Thy name.
In the fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;
Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
The commencement of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones <FI>is<Fi> understanding.
The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> true, They have been righteous--together.
So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out, — read the full passage →
I sought Jehovah, and He answered me, And from all my fears did deliver me.
By David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?
for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, `Abba--Father.'
be strong and courageous, fear not, nor be terrified because of them, for Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> He who is going with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee.'
Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;
Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.
`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'
And Moses saith unto the people, `Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces--that ye sin not.'
Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.
Praise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly.
Also--when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> with me, Thy rod and Thy staff--they comfort me.
to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.
for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →
Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> for me, I do not fear what man doth to me.
O that their heart had been thus to them, to fear Me, and to keep My commands all the days, that it may be well with them, and with their sons--to the age!
For I, Jehovah thy God, Am strengthening thy right hand, He who is saying to thee, `Fear not, I have helped thee.'
As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.
subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.
The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.
so that we do boldly say, `The Lord <FI>is<Fi> to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'
`If ye fear Jehovah, and have served Him, and hearkened to His voice, then ye do not provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and ye have been--both ye and the king who hath reigned over you--after Jehovah your God.
and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye,
In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.
A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,
but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy <FI>are ye<Fi> ! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,
Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,
so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it <FI>is<Fi> strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.'
The end of humility <FI>is<Fi> the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.
and He saith, `Put not forth thine hand unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from Me.'
Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.
The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee. — read the full passage →
O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.
And here is a fear of Jehovah on all kingdoms of the lands that <FI>are<Fi> round about Judah, and they have not fought with Jehoshaphat;
all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.
By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.
Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.
and Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> He who is going before thee, He himself is with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee; fear not, nor be affrighted.'
`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;
`Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;
Ye fearing Jehovah, trust in Jehovah, `Their help and their shield <FI>is<Fi> He.'
for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, — read the full passage →
`And now, fear ye Jehovah, and serve Him, in perfection and in truth, and turn aside the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye Jehovah;
To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →
`Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe;
Better <FI>is<Fi> a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →
My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee, — read the full passage →
`Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father; — read the full passage →
For we--wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth--no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice, — read the full passage →
be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time, — read the full passage →
And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God; — read the full passage →
And Jehovah commandeth us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God, for good to ourselves all the days, to keep us alive, as <FI>at<Fi> this day;
Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But--in the fear of Jehovah all the day.
The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.
My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee, — read the full passage →
And now, thus said Jehovah, Thy Creator, O Jacob, and thy Fashioner, O Israel, Be not afraid, for I have redeemed thee, I have called on thy name--thou <FI>art<Fi> Mine.
The grace <FI>is<Fi> false, and the beauty <FI>is<Fi> vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.
A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →
`And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do; — read the full passage →
and thou hast kept the commands of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, and to fear Him.
but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.
A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.
To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' --A song. God <FI>is<Fi> to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.
And they having seen him walking on the sea, thought <FI>it<Fi> to be an apparition, and cried out, — read the full passage →
Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.
In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah--it <FI>is<Fi> His treasure.
and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,
not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,
`Assemble the people, the men, and the women, and the infants, and thy sojourner who <FI>is<Fi> within thy gates, so that they hear, and so that they learn, and have feared Jehovah your God, and observed to do all the words of this law;
And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.
having known, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, and to God we are manifested, and I hope also in your consciences to have been manifested;
and it hath been with him, and he hath read in it all days of his life, so that he doth learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law, and these statutes, to do them;
And Abraham saith, `Because I said, `Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;
and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
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