Whois the manwho fearsthe LORD?He will instructhim in the wayhe should choose.
The LORDappearedto him and said,"Do not godownto Egypt;stayin the landof whichI shall tellyou.
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof wisdom;A goodunderstandinghave allthose who do[His commandments]; His praiseenduresforever.
I will instructyou and teachyou in the waywhichyou should go;I will counselyou with My eyeupon you.
The stepsof a manare establishedby the LORD,And He delightsin his way.
"You are to speakto him and putthe wordsin his mouth;and I, even I, will be with your mouthand his mouth,and I will teachyou whatyou are to do.
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof knowledge;Foolsdespisewisdomand instruction.
The fearof the LORDis the instructionfor wisdom,And beforehonor[comes] humility.
By lovingkindnessand truthiniquityis atonedfor, And by the fearof the LORDone keepsawayfrom evil.
Thenyou will discernthe fearof the LORDAnd discoverthe knowledgeof God.
Thenyou will discernrighteousnessand justiceAnd equity[and] everygoodcourse.
The conclusion,when allhas been heard,[is]: fearGodand keepHis commandments,becausethis[applies to] everyperson.
A highwaywill be there,a roadway,And it will be calledthe Highwayof Holiness.The uncleanwill not travelon it, But it [will] be for him who walks[that] way,And foolswill not wander[on it].
Whois among you that fearsthe LORD,That obeysthe voiceof His servant,That walksin darknessand hasnolight?Let him trustin the nameof the LORDand relyon his God.
"Ifanyoneis willingto doHis will,he will knowof the teaching,whetherit is of Godor[whether] I speakfrom Myself.
a devout manand one who fearedGodwith allhis household,and gavemanyalmsto the [Jewish] peopleand prayedto Godcontinually.
They said,"Cornelius,a centurion,a righteousand God-fearingmanwell spokenof by the entirenationof the Jews,was [divinely] directedby a holyangelto sendfor you [to come] to his houseand heara messagefrom you."
and he will speakwordsto you by whichyou will be saved,you and allyour household.'
"Brethren,sonsof Abraham'sfamily,and thoseamongyou who fearGod,to us the messageof thissalvationhas been sent.
"However,there shall be betweenyou and it a distanceof about 2,000cubitsby measure.Do not comenearit, that you may knowthe wayby whichyou shall go,for you have not passedthis waybefore."
As for you, the anointingwhichyou receivedfrom Him abidesin you, and you havenoneedfor anyoneto teachyou; but as His anointingteachesyou aboutall things,and is true and is not a lie,and justas it has taughtyou, you abidein Him.
He saidto him, "Beholdnow,there is a manof Godin thiscity,and the manis heldin honor;allthat he sayssurelycomestrue. Nowlet us gothere,perhapshe can tellus about our journeyon whichwe have setout."
