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Ecc 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter		or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard is. Fear. Ecc 5:7; Ecc 8:12; Gen 22:12; Deu 6:2; Deu 10:12; Psa 111:10; Psa 112:1; Psa 145:19; Psa 147:11; Pro 1:7; Pro 23:17; 1Pe 2:17; Rev 19:5
for		Ecc 2:3; Ecc 6:12; Job 28:28; Psa 115:13-15; Pro 19:23; Luk 1:50

Correlating Passages

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter

	Ecc 5:7	For in the multitude of dreams and many words [there are] also [divers] vanities: but fear thou God.
	Ecc 8:12	Though 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:
	Gen 22:12	And 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.
	Deu 6:2	That 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.
	Deu 10:12	And 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,
	Psa 111:10	The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.
	Psa 112:1	Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.
	Psa 145:19	He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
	Psa 147:11	The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
	Pro 1:7	The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.
	Pro 23:17	Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
	1Pe 2:17	Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
	Rev 19:5	And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

for

	Ecc 2:3	I 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.
	Ecc 6:12	For 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?
	Job 28:28	And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.
	Psa 115:13	He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great.
	Psa 115:14	The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
	Psa 115:15	Ye [are] blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
	Pro 19:23	The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
	Luk 1:50	And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from generation to generation.

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Scott, Thomas. "Ecclesiastes 12:13," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Ecc/12/13.html>.

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