Psalms 111:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

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  • Prov 9:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
  • Prov 3:4 : 4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.
  • Ps 145:2 : 2 Every day will I give you blessing, praising your name for ever and ever.
  • Deut 4:6 : 6 So keep these laws and do them; for so will your wisdom and good sense be clear in the eyes of the peoples, who hearing all these laws will say, Truly, this great nation is a wise and far-seeing people.
  • Josh 1:7-8 : 7 Only take heart and be very strong; take care to do all the law which Moses my servant gave you, not turning from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may do well in all your undertakings. 8 Let this book of the law be ever on your lips and in your thoughts day and night, so that you may keep with care everything in it; then a blessing will be on all your way, and you will do well.
  • Matt 25:21 : 21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
  • Matt 25:23 : 23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
  • John 5:44 : 44 How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
  • John 12:43 : 43 For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.
  • John 13:17 : 17 If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them.
  • Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:
  • Rom 2:29 : 29 But he is a Jew who is a secret one, whose circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness: 17 So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
  • Rev 22:14 : 14 A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 9:10
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    10 The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

  • Ps 112:1
    81%

    1 Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

  • Prov 1:7
    80%

    7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

  • Ps 19:9
    80%

    9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

  • Ps 111:7-9
    3 verses
    78%

    7 The works of his hands are faith and righteousness; all his laws are unchanging.

    8 They are fixed for ever and ever, they are done in faith and righteousness.

    9 He has sent salvation to his people; he has given his word for ever: holy is his name and greatly to be feared.

  • Prov 2:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

    6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

  • Job 28:28
    77%

    28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

  • Prov 15:33
    77%

    33 The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

  • Ps 2:11
    76%

    11 Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

  • Prov 19:23
    76%

    23 The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

  • Prov 14:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

    26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

    27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

  • Prov 8:13
    76%

    13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • Isa 33:6
    76%

    6 And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.

  • Ps 33:8
    75%

    8 Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.

  • Ps 111:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 The works of the Lord are great, searched out by all those who have delight in them.

    3 His work is full of honour and glory; and his righteousness is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 118:4
    75%

    4 Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 34:11
    74%

    11 Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

  • Ps 96:9
    74%

    9 O give worship to the Lord in holy robes; be in fear before him, all the earth.

  • 1 Chr 16:25
    74%

    25 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.

  • Ps 64:9
    74%

    9 And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.

  • Prov 10:27
    74%

    27 The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

  • Ps 25:14
    74%

    14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.

  • 1 Chr 16:30
    74%

    30 Be in fear before him, all the earth: the world is ordered so that it may not be moved.

  • Ps 128:1
    73%

    1 <A Song of the going up.> Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.

  • Ps 128:4
    73%

    4 See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.

  • Ps 34:9
    73%

    9 Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

  • Ps 103:17
    73%

    17 But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;

  • Eccl 12:13
    73%

    13 This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

  • 1 Kgs 8:40
    73%

    40 So that they may give you worship all the days of their life in the land which you gave to our fathers.

  • Eccl 3:14
    73%

    14 I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

  • Ps 96:4
    72%

    4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.

  • Deut 8:6
    72%

    6 Then keep the orders of the Lord your God, fearing him and walking in his ways.

  • Ps 113:2
    72%

    2 Let blessing be on the name of the Lord, from this time and for ever.

  • Prov 22:4
    72%

    4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

  • Ps 136:5
    72%

    5 To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 115:13
    72%

    13 He will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.

  • Ps 119:160
    72%

    160 Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.

  • Prov 1:2
    72%

    2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

  • Eccl 7:18
    72%

    18 It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

  • Ps 89:7
    72%

    7 God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.

  • Luke 1:50
    72%

    50 His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.

  • Prov 14:2
    71%

    2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

  • 2 Chr 6:31
    71%

    31 So that they may give you worship, walking in your ways, as long as they are living in the land which you gave to our fathers.

  • Ps 147:11
    71%

    11 The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.

  • Ps 111:5
    71%

    5 He has given food to his worshippers; he will keep his agreement in mind for ever.