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

⁷ Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

⁸ This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

⁹ Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:

¹⁸ See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

⁷ God will give us his blessing; so let all the ends of the earth be in fear of him.

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

² But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.

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

¹⁶ Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

⁷ Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.

³⁰ Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

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

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.

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

¹ Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

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.

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

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

¹⁴ He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.