Ecclesiastes 12:13

New American Bible - revised edition

The last word, when all is heard: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this concerns all humankind;

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

“Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the angel. “Do not do the least thing to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you did not withhold from me your son, your only one.”

1 Kings 2:3

Keep the mandate of the Lord, your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, commands, ordinances, and decrees as they are written in the law of Moses, that you may succeed in whatever you do, and wherever you turn,

Job 28:28

And to mortals he said: See: the fear of the Lord is wisdom; and avoiding evil is understanding.

Psalm 111:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; prudent are all who practice it. His praise endures forever.

Psalm 145:19

He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

Psalm 147:11

Rather the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his mercy.

Proverbs 1:7

Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord leads to life; one eats and sleeps free from any harm.

Proverbs 23:17

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but only those who always fear the Lord;

Ecclesiastes 2:3

Guided by wisdom, I probed with my mind how to beguile my senses with wine and take up folly, until I should understand what is good for human beings to do under the heavens during the limited days of their lives.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I recognized that whatever God does will endure forever; there is no adding to it, or taking from it. Thus has God done that he may be revered.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

If you see oppression of the poor, and violation of rights and justice in the realm, do not be astonished by the fact, for the high official has another higher than he watching him and above these are others higher still—.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

For who knows what is good for mortals in life, the limited days of their vain life, spent like a shadow? Because who can tell them what will come afterward under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good to hold to this rule, and not to let that one go; but the one who fears God will succeed with both.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

because the sinner does evil a hundred times and survives. Though indeed I know that it shall be well with those who fear God, for their reverence toward him;

Ecclesiastes 8:5

“Whoever observes a command knows no harm, and the wise heart knows times and judgments.”

Micah 6:8

You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Luke 1:50

His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him.

Deuteronomy 10:12

Now, therefore, Israel, what does the Lord, your God, ask of you but to fear the Lord, your God, to follow in all his ways, to love and serve the Lord, your God, with your whole heart and with your whole being,

Deuteronomy 10:20

The Lord, your God, shall you fear, and him shall you serve; to him hold fast and by his name shall you swear.

Deuteronomy 4:10

that day you stood before the Lord, your God, at Horeb, when the Lord said to me: Assemble the people for me, that I may let them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me as long as they live in the land and may so teach their children.

Deuteronomy 4:2

In your observance of the commandments of the Lord, your God, which I am commanding you, you shall not add to what I command you nor subtract from it.

Deuteronomy 6:2

so that you, that is, you, your child, and your grandchild, may fear the Lord, your God, by keeping, as long as you live, all his statutes and commandments which I enjoin on you, and thus have long life.

1 Peter 2:17

Give honor to all, love the community, fear God, honor the king. Christian Slaves.

Revelation 19:5

A voice coming from the throne said: “Praise our God, all you his servants, [and] you who revere him, small and great.”

1 Samuel 12:24

But you must fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart, for you have seen the great things the Lord has done among you.