⁸ By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

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

¹⁰ The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.

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

⁴ And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.

⁵ But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him.

⁶ Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

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

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

¹² What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

¹⁴ Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

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

⁶ By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

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

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

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

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

¹¹ By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.

¹² Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.

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

¹⁴ Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

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

⁷ So now let the fear of the Lord be in you; do your work with care; for in the Lord our God there is no evil, or respect for high position, or taking of payment to do wrong.