Matthew 10:27-28
New King James Version
Jesus Teaches the Fear of God(A)
27 “Whatever I tell you in the dark, (B)speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28 (C)And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather (D)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [a]hell.
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- Matthew 10:28 Gr. Gehenna
Matthew 10:27-28
New American Standard Bible
27 (A)What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim (B)on the housetops. 28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather (C)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [a](D)hell.
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- Matthew 10:28 Gr Gehenna
Matthew 10:27-28
Amplified Bible
27 What I say to you in the dark (privately), tell in the light (publicly); and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops [to many people]. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Matthew 10:27-28
King James Version
27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Psalm 111:10
New King James Version
10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.
Psalm 111:10
New American Standard Bible
10 The [a](A)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
All those who [b]follow (B)His commandments have a good understanding;
His (C)praise endures forever.
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- Psalm 111:10 Or reverence for
- Psalm 111:10 Lit do them
Psalm 111:10
Amplified Bible
10
The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom;
A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord;
His praise endures forever.(A)
Psalm 111:10
King James Version
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.
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Proverbs 8:13
New King James Version
13 (A)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (C)the perverse mouth I hate.
Proverbs 8:13
New American Standard Bible
13 The (A)fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(B)Pride, arrogance, (C)the evil way,
And the (D)perverted mouth, I hate.
Proverbs 8:13
Amplified Bible
13
“The [reverent] fear and worshipful awe of the Lord includes the hatred of evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way,
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
Proverbs 8:13
King James Version
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
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Proverbs 3:7
New King James Version
7 Do not be wise in your own (A)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:7
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 3:7
Amplified Bible
7
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.(A)
Proverbs 3:7
King James Version
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
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Proverbs 16:6
New King James Version
6 (A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
New American Standard Bible
6 By (A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [a]the (B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.
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- Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for
Proverbs 16:6
Amplified Bible
6
By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
Proverbs 16:6
King James Version
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
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Proverbs 9:10
New King James Version
10 “The(A) fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10
New American Standard Bible
10 The (A)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10
Amplified Bible
10
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence],
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.
Proverbs 9:10
King James Version
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
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