Nehemiah 5:9 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 9 And I* went on to say: “The thing that YOU are doing is not good.+ Is it not in the fear+ of our God+ that YOU should walk because of the reproach+ of the nations, our enemies?+ Job 28:28 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 28 And he went on to say to man,*‘Look! The fear of Jehovah*—that is wisdom,+And to turn away from bad is understanding.’”+ Proverbs 1:7 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge.+ Wisdom and discipline are what mere fools have despised.+ Proverbs 8:13 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 13 The fear of Jehovah means the hating of bad.+ Self-exaltation and pride+ and the bad way and the perverse mouth+ I have hated. 1 Peter 2:17 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 17 Honor [men] of all sorts,+ have love for the whole association of brothers,*+ be in fear of God,+ have honor for the king.+
9 And I* went on to say: “The thing that YOU are doing is not good.+ Is it not in the fear+ of our God+ that YOU should walk because of the reproach+ of the nations, our enemies?+
28 And he went on to say to man,*‘Look! The fear of Jehovah*—that is wisdom,+And to turn away from bad is understanding.’”+
7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge.+ Wisdom and discipline are what mere fools have despised.+
13 The fear of Jehovah means the hating of bad.+ Self-exaltation and pride+ and the bad way and the perverse mouth+ I have hated.
17 Honor [men] of all sorts,+ have love for the whole association of brothers,*+ be in fear of God,+ have honor for the king.+