Ecclesiastes 12:13

The book's conclusion: fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of every person. It distills the meaning of life into reverent obedience toward God.

Cross-references · 20

• Deut 10:12And 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,
• Mic 6:8He 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?
• Deut 6:2That 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.
• Ps 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
• Job 28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
• Ps 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
• Luke 1:50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
• Eccl 8:12Though 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:
• Prov 19:23The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
• Prov 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
• Ps 115:13–15He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
• Ps 147:11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
• Eccl 5:7For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
• Rev 19:5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
• Deut 4:2Ye 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.
• Prov 23:17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
• 1 Pet 2:17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
• Gen 22:12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
• Eccl 6:12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
• Eccl 2:3I 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.

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