Neh 5:9, 15, Job 28:28, Psa 86:11, 111:10, Pro 1:7, 8:13, 14:26-27, 16:6 | ESV | STEP | So I said , The thing that you are doing is not good . Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies ?

Nehemiah 5:9

9 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk ^ain the fear of our God ^bto prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?

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, ^ebecause of the fear of God.

Job 28:28

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

Psalms 86:11

11 ^hTeach me your way, O Lord,
that I may ⁱwalk in your truth;
^junite my heart to fear your name.

Psalms 111:10

10 ^kThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have ^la good understanding.
His ^mpraise endures forever!

Proverbs 1:7

7 ⁿThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 8:13

13 ^oThe fear of the Lord is ^phatred of evil.
^qPride and arrogance and the way of evil
and ^rperverted speech I hate.

Proverbs 14:26-27

26 In the fear of the Lord one has ^sstrong confidence,
and ^this children will have ^ua refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is ^va fountain of life,
that one may ^wturn away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 16:6

6 By ^xsteadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by ^ythe fear of the Lord one ^zturns away from evil.