KJV King James Version
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
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Psalm 34:11
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.
Surrounding context — Psalm 34
8 O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.
9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good [thing].
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man [is he that] desireth life, [and] loveth [many] days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
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Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.Proverbs 2:1-9My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;Psalm 111:10The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.Psalm 32:8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.Isaiah 28:9Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? [them that are] weaned from the milk, [and] drawn from the breasts.Proverbs 8:17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.Proverbs 7:24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.Matthew 18:2-4And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,Psalm 66:16Come [and] hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.Proverbs 8:32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed [are they that] keep my ways.Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.Mark 10:14-16But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.2 Timothy 3:15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment.John 13:33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
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