Ecclesiastes 12:13 (KJV) - Let us hear the conclusion of...

Deuteronomy 4:2

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Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

An Exhortation to Obedience

Deuteronomy 6:2

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That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

The Greatest Commandment

Deuteronomy 10:12

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¶ And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

A Call to Obedience

1 Samuel 12:24

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Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

Samuel’s Farewell Address

The King Confirmed

Job 28:28

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And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Where Can Wisdom Be Found?

The Search for Wisdom Is Harder

Psalm 111:10

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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

Majestic Is His Work

Proverbs 1:7

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¶ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

The Beginning of Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 2:3

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I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

The Futility of Pleasure

Ecclesiastes 3:14

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I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

God’s Works Remain Forever

Ecclesiastes 5:7

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For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

Approaching God with Awe

Ecclesiastes 7:18

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It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

The Limits of Human Wisdom

Ecclesiastes 8:5

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Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.

Obey the King

Ecclesiastes 8:12

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¶ Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

Fear God

Micah 6:8

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He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

The Whole Duty of Man

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