Temor do Senhor
O temor do Senhor é o princípio da sabedoria. Não se trata de medo, mas de reverência profunda, respeito e admiração diante da santidade e grandeza de Deus.
O princípio da sabedoria
A Escritura afirma que temer ao Senhor é o primeiro passo para a verdadeira sabedoria. Quem teme a Deus discerne o certo e aprende a viver com prudência.
the beginning of wisdom is the dread of the Lord. Good understanding is to all that do it; his praising dwelleth into the world of world.
The beginning of wisdom is the dread of the Lord; and prudence is the knowing of saints.
The dread of the Lord is teaching of wisdom; and meekness goeth before glory.
And he said to man, Lo! the dread of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to go away from evil, is understanding.
The holy dread of the Lord dwelleth into the world of world; the dooms of the Lord be true, justified into themselves.
Desirable more than gold, and a stone much precious; and sweeter than honey and honeycomb.
Forsooth thy servant keepeth those [or them]; much yielding is in those dooms to be kept.
Bênçãos do temor
Quem teme ao Senhor encontra vida longa, provisão e proteção. O temor de Deus nos guarda do mal e nos conduz à humildade.
The end of temperance is the dread of the Lord; riches, and glory, and life.
The dread of the Lord increaseth days; and the years of wicked men shall be made short.
The dread of the Lord is a well of life; that it bow away from the falling of death.
Wickedness is again-bought by mercy and truth; and men boweth away from evil by the dread of the Lord.
Blessed is the man, which is ever dreadful; but he that is of hard heart, shall fall into evil.
Taste ye, and see, for the Lord is sweet; blessed is the man, that hopeth in him.
All ye holy men of the Lord, dread ye him; for no neediness is to men dreading him.
Vivendo no temor do Senhor
Temer ao Senhor é obedecer seus mandamentos, andar em seus caminhos e amá-lo de todo coração. Essa reverência se expressa em justiça e integridade.
Pursue [or follow] ye your Lord God, and dread ye him; keep ye his commandments, and hear ye his voice; ye shall serve him, and ye shall cleave to him.
that thou keep the commandments of thy Lord God, and go in his ways, and dread him.
Serve ye the Lord with dread; and make ye full out joy to him with trembling.
Come, ye sons, hear ye me; I shall teach you the dread of the Lord.
Who is the man, that willeth or desireth life; that loveth to see good days?
Forbid thy tongue from evil; and thy lips speak not guile.
Turn thou away from evil, and do good; seek thou peace, and perfectly pursue thou it.
the dread of the Lord be with you, and do ye all things with diligence, that is, with discretion; forsooth with the Lord your God is no wickedness, neither taking, or accepting, of persons, neither covetousness of gifts.
Thou shalt not curse a deaf man, neither thou shalt set [or put] an hurting before a blind man; but thou shalt dread thy Lord God, for I am the Lord.
Do not ye torment men of your lineages, but each man dread his God; for I am your Lord God.
If thy brother is made poor, and feeble in power, and thou receivest him as a comeling, and a pilgrim, and he liveth with thee,
take thou not usuries of him, neither more than thou hast given; dread thou thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.
And I say to you, my friends, be ye not afeared of them that slay the body, and after these things have no more what they shall do.
But I shall show to you, whom ye shall dread; dread ye him, that after he hath slain, hath power to send into hell. And so I say to you, dread ye him.