Ecclesiastes 12:13

¹¹ The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

¹² And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

When 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.

¹⁴ For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: When 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.
KJV: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
WEB: This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
ASV: [This is] the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole [duty] of man.
DARBY: Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.
BLB: The conclusion of the whole of matter has been heard. You shall fear God and keep His commandments—for this [is] [is] the whole of the man.

ÅB: Enden på det hele, etter at alt er hørt, er dette: Frykt Gud og hold hans bud! Det er hva hvert menneske bør gjøre.
OTB: Nå er alt blitt hørt; her er konklusjonen av saken: frykt Gud og hold Hans bud, for dette er alle menneskers plikt.
B1930: Enden på det hele, efterat alt er hørt, er dette: Frykt Gud og hold hans bud! Det er hvad hvert menneske bør gjøre.

Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Deuteronomy 6:2
so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.
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Psalms 111:10–112:1
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
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Psalms 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
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Job 28:28
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
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Luke 1:50
His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
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Ecclesiastes 8:12
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
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