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The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh Is wealth, honor, and life.
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Inseparable Graces
Commentators highlight the deep connection between humility and the fear of the Lord. While some debate which comes first, the consensus is that they are intertwined graces. As John Gill notes, "he that is humbled under a sense of sin... fears the Lord; and he that fears the Lord... will walk humbly before him." They are two sides of the same coin in a believer's life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Better, (compare the marginal note) The reward of humility (is) the fear of the Lord, riches, and honor, and life.
19th Century
Anglican
By humility and the fear of the Lord— Rather, by (or, the reward of) humility is the fear of the Lord. He guides…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
By humility [and] the fear of the Lord Some render it, "the reward of humility, which [is] the fear of the Lord" F18…
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Where the fear of God is, there will be humility. And much is to be enjoyed by it: spiritual riches, and eternal life at last.
