Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,
I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.
Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.
That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!
do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—
The Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So Pharaoh's heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
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