Neh 5:15, Job 1:1, 28:28, Psa 34:11-14, Pro 14:27, 16:6, Ecc 12:13 | ESV | STEP | The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration forty shekels of silver . Even their servants lorded it over the people . But I did not do so , because of the fear of God .

Nehemiah 5:15

15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration ^{▼▼Compare Vulgate; Hebrew took from them with food and wine afterward} forty shekels ^{▼▼A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams} of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, ^cbecause of the fear of God.

Job 1:1

Job’s Character and Wealth

1 There was a man in the land of ^dUz whose name was ^eJob, and that man was ^fblameless and upright, one who ^gfeared God and ^hturned away from evil.

Job 28:28

28 And he said to man,
‘Behold, ⁱthe fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to ^jturn away from evil is understanding.’”

Psalms 34:11-14

11 ^kCome, O children, listen to me;
^lI will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 ^mWhat man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may ⁿsee good?
13 ^oKeep your tongue from evil
and your lips from ^pspeaking deceit.
14 ^qTurn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and ^rpursue it.

Proverbs 14:27

27 The fear of the Lord is ^sa fountain of life,
that one may ^tturn away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 16:6

6 By ^usteadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by ^vthe fear of the Lord one ^wturns away from evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. ^xFear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. ^{▼▼Or the duty of all mankind}