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Samuel’s Farewell Address

1 Samuel 12:24

In 11 translations

BSB
Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
KJV
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.how…: or, what a great thing
WEB
Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.
ASV
Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.
LSV
only, fear YHWH, and you have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He has made great with you;
YLT
only, fear ye Jehovah, and ye have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He hath made great with you;
DBY
Only, fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth, with all your heart; for see how great things he has done for you.
DRC
Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with your whole heart, for you have seen the great works which he hath done among you.
GNV
Therefore feare you the Lord, and serue him in the trueth with all your hearts, and consider howe great things he hath done for you.
JPS
Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things He hath done for you.
LXXE
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with all your heart, for ye see what great things he has wrought with you.

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Original-language editions

WLC
אַ֣ךְ ׀ יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֹת֛וֹ בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י רְא֔וּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הִגְדִּ֖ל עִמָּכֶֽם׃
LXX-Br
Πλὴν φοβεῖσθε τὸν κύριον, καὶ δουλεύσατε αὐτῷ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἴδετε ἃ ἐμεγάλυνε μεθʼ ὑμῶν.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:21He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
  • Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
  • Isaiah 5:12At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
  • 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 126:2–3Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
  • Hebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
  • Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
  • Psalms 119:80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
  • Exodus 12:13The blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
  • Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
  • John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
  • Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
  • Ezra 9:13–14After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this), shall we again break Your…

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