Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
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Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
Proverbs 14:16
A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, "Because I thought, 'Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.'
Nehemiah 5:9
Then I said, "The thing that you are doing is wrong! Should you not conduct yourselves in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies?
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
Job 28:28
And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the Lord -- that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.
Ephesians 5:21
and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
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Exodus 9:30
But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God."
Romans 3:18
"There is no fear of God before their eyes."