Ecclesiastes 7:18

Bishops' Bible (1568)

It is good for thee to take holde of this, and not to let that go out of thy hande: For he that feareth God, commeth foorth with them all.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let vs heare the conclusion of all thinges, Feare God, and kepe his commaundementes: for that toucheth all men.
  • Eccl 8:12 : 12 Because an euyll person offendeth an hundred tymes, and God deferreth, geuing hym long life, therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that feare God, whiche haue hym before their eyes.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 Ceasse not thou therefore with thy handes to sowe thy seede, whether it be in the morning or in the euening: for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.
  • Luke 11:42 : 42 But wo vnto you pharisees: for ye tithe mint & rue, and al maner hearbes, and passe ouer iudgement, and the loue of God: These ought ye to haue done, and yet not to leaue the other vndone.
  • Jer 32:40 : 40 And I wyll set vp an euerlasting couenaunt with them namely that I wyll neuer ceasse to do them good, and that I wyll put my feare in their heartes, so that they shall not runne away from me.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But to you that feare my name shall that sunne of righteousnesse aryse, and health shalbe vnder his winges: and ye shall go foorth and skippe lyke fatte calues.
  • Luke 1:50 : 50 And his mercy is on them that feare him, from generation to generation.
  • Ps 25:12-14 : 12 What man is he that feareth God? God wyll teache hym in the way that he shall choose. 13 His soule shall rest all nyght at ease: and his seede shall inherite the lande. 14 The secrete of God is among them that feare hym: and he wyll make knowen vnto them his couenaunt.
  • Ps 145:19-20 : 19 He wyll fulfyll the desire of them that feare hym: he will also heare their crye, and he wyll saue them. 20 God preserueth all those that loue him: but he wyll bring to nothyng such as be vngodly.
  • Prov 4:25-27 : 25 Let thyne eyes beholde that thyng that is right, and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feete, and let all thy wayes be ordred aright. 27 Turne not aside, neither to the right hande nor to the left: but wihholde thy foote from euyll.
  • Prov 8:20 : 20 I wyll guyde thee in the way of righteousnes, and in the midst of the pathes of iudgement:
  • Eccl 3:14 : 14 I considered also that whatsoeuer God doth, it continueth for euer: And that nothyng can be put vnto it, nor taken from it, & that God doth it to the intent that men shoulde feare hym.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:23
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    23The feare of the Lord bringeth a man to lyfe: and he shall rest the whole night in plenteousnesse without visitation of any plague.

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.

  • Eccl 7:14-17
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    14Use well the tyme of prosperitie, and remember the tyme of misfortune: for God doth so temper the one and the other, that a man can finde nothing els.

    15All thinges haue I considered in the time of my vanitie: that the iust man perisheth for his righteousnesse sake, & the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse.

    16Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.

    17Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe, lest thou die before thy time.

  • Eccl 3:14
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    14I considered also that whatsoeuer God doth, it continueth for euer: And that nothyng can be put vnto it, nor taken from it, & that God doth it to the intent that men shoulde feare hym.

  • Job 28:28
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    28And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 14:26-27
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    26In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength: and his children are vnder a sure defence.

    27The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.

  • Job 13:21
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    21Withdrawe thyne hande from me, and let not the fearefull dreade of thee make me afrayde.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

  • Prov 3:7
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    7Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:

  • Job 17:9
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    9The righteous also wyll kepe his way, and he that hath cleane handes wyll euer be stronger and stronger.

  • Prov 4:13
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    13Take fast holde of doctrine, and let her not go: kepe her, for she is thy life.

  • Ps 111:10
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    10The beginning of wysdome is the feare of God: all they haue a good vnderstanding that do his commaundements, the praise of it endureth for euer.

  • Eccl 8:12
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    12Because an euyll person offendeth an hundred tymes, and God deferreth, geuing hym long life, therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that feare God, whiche haue hym before their eyes.

  • Prov 28:14
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    14Well is hym that standeth alway in awe: as for hym that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 3:27
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    27Withdraw no good thyng from them that haue nede, so long as thyne hande is able to do it.

  • Prov 2:5
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    5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.

  • Eccl 12:13
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    13Let vs heare the conclusion of all thinges, Feare God, and kepe his commaundementes: for that toucheth all men.

  • Ps 64:9
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    9And all men that see it shall say, this hath God done: for they shall well perceaue that it is his worke.

  • Job 5:27
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    27Lo, this we our selues haue proued by experience, and euen thus it is: Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heede to thy selfe.

  • Prov 9:10
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    10The feare of the Lorde is the beginning of wisdome: and the knowledge of holy thinges, is vnderstanding.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Flee from euill & do good: and dwell for euer.

  • Ps 128:4
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    4Beholde, for thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth God.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20Therfore walke thou in the way of such as be vertuous, & kepe the pathes of the righteous.

  • Job 11:15
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    15Then mightest thou lift vp thy face without shame, & then shouldest thou be sure and haue no neede to feare.

  • Eccl 5:7
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    7And why? wheras are many dreames and many wordes, there are also diuers vanities: but loke that thou feare God.

  • Job 36:18
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    18And seeing there is wrath with God, beware lest he take thee away in thy wealth, & all that thou hast to redeeme thee can not deliuer thee.

  • Heb 10:31
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    31It is a fearefull thyng to fall into the handes of the lyuyng God.

  • Job 24:22
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    22He drue the mightie after hym with his power, and when he was gotten vp no man was sure of lyfe.

  • Job 15:4
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    4Surely thou hast cast of feare, and restrainest prayer before God.

  • Eccl 8:2-3
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    70%

    2Kepe the kynges commaundement, namely for the oth that thou hast made vnto God for the same.

    3Be not hastie to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no euyll thing: for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym, that doth he.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.

  • Eccl 7:11
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    11Wysdome with inheritaunce is good, yet better is it with them that without care may beholde the sunne:

  • Eccl 8:5
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    5Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall feele no harme: but a wyse mans heart discerneth the tyme and iudgement.

  • Prov 4:7
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    7The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

  • Job 4:6
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    6Was not thy feare according to thy hope? and the perfectnesse of thy wayes according to thy expectation?

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.

  • Deut 7:19
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    19The great temptations which thine eyes sawe, and the signes, & wonders, and the mightie hande, and stretched out arme, wherby the Lorde thy God brought thee out: euen so shall the Lord thy God do vnto all nations of whom thou art afrayde.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.

  • Eccl 9:10
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    10Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do, that do with al thy power: for in the graue that thou goest vnto, there is neither worke, counsayle, knowledge, nor wysdome.

  • Eccl 7:2
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    2It is better to go into an house of mourning, then into a banketting house: For there is the ende of all men, and he that is liuing taketh it to heart.

  • Ps 25:12
    69%

    12What man is he that feareth God? God wyll teache hym in the way that he shall choose.

  • Prov 1:7
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    7The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.

  • Prov 24:11
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    11Deliuer them that are drawen vnto death, and ceasse not to preserue them that are led to be slayne:

  • Prov 3:21
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    21My sonne, let not these thinges depart from thyne eyes, but kepe wysdome and vnderstanding:

  • Prov 23:17
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    17Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long: