27 And those who are left behind will know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and nothing sweeter than to heed the commandments of the Lord. (WEB) 28 It is great glory to follow the Lord, and to be received of him is long life. (KJV)
Sirach 23:27–28
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Sirach 2:7–9
7 All you who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy. Don’t turn aside, lest you fall. (WEB) 8 All you who fear the Lord, put your trust in him, and your reward will not fail. (WEB) 9 All you who fear the Lord, hope for good things, and for eternal gladness and mercy. (WEB)
Psalms of Solomon 3:13–14
13 And he shall not be remembered, when the righteous is visited. This is the portion of sinners for ever. (PSS) 14 But they that fear the Lord shall rise to life eternal, And their life shall be in the light of the Lord, and shall come to an end no more. (PSS)
Psalms of Solomon 14:9–10
9 Therefore their inheritance is Sheol and darkness and destruction And they shall not be found in the day when the righteous obtain mercy; (PSS) 10 But the pious of the Lord shall inherit life in gladness. (PSS)
2 Baruch 66:5–7
5 they were living, he cast them into the brook Cedron, and heaped stones upon them. And he was zealous with zeal for the Mighty One with all his soul, and he alone was firm in the law at that time, so that he left none that was uncircumcised, or that wrought i… (2BA)
Sirach 1:12–14
12 The fear of the Lord will delight the heart, and will give gladness, joy, and length of days. (WEB) 13 Whoever fears the Lord, it will go well with him at the last. He will be blessed in the day of his death. (WEB) 14 To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. It was created t… (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 5:14–16
14 Because the hope of the ungodly man is like chaff carried by the wind, and as foam vanishing before a tempest; and is scattered like smoke by the wind, and passes by as the remembrance of a guest who stays just a day. (WEB) 15 But the righteous live forever. Their rewa… (WEB)
Baruch 4:1–2
1 This is the book of God’s commandments and the law that endures forever. All those who hold it fast will live, but those who leave it will die. (WEB) 2 Turn, O Jacob, and take hold of it. Walk toward the shining of its light. (WEB)
Sirach 34:12–14
12 I was often in danger even to death. I was preserved because of these experiences. (WEB) 13 The spirit of those who fear the Lord will live, for their hope is in him who saves them. (WEB) 14 Whoever fears the Lord won’t be afraid, and won’t be a coward, for he is his hope. (WEB)
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