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Psalms 25:12

Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.

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ASV

What man is he that feareth Jehovah? Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose.

KJV

What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מִי־mi-who?H4310 →
זֶ֣הzehthisH2088 →
הָ֭אִישׁHa.'ish[is] the personH376 →
יְרֵ֣אye.Re'<the> fearingH3373 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.weh<of> YahwehH3068 →
י֝וֹרֶ֗נּוּyo.Re.nuhe teaches himH3384 →
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekh<in> [the] wayH1870 →
יִבְחָֽר׃yiv.Char[which] he will chooseH977 →

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Isaiah 48:17Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.Proverbs 20:24A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.Psalms 86:11Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.John 8:31–32So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.John 3:20–21Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.Proverbs 15:33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.Proverbs 16:6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.Micah 4:2And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.Acts 10:22“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”2 Thessalonians 2:10–12and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

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