Acts 9:31

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.

He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He ha

So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our

But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.

So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit,

Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance i

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the

Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests

This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the a

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the

By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing yo

The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. T

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, g

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of t

For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.

to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if a

There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in

From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love throu

And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand agai

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing g

When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you

But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for hi

Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, b

On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest w

or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s wo

to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised H

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and goo

It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.

So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or