Ecclesiasticus 1:12
“The feare of the Lord maketh a merrie heart, and giueth ioy and gladnesse, and a long life.”
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Ecclesiasticus 1:12 Context
10Shee [is] with all flesh according to his gift, and hee hath giuen her to them that loue him. 11The feare of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladnesse, and a crowne of reioycing. 12The feare of the Lord maketh a merrie heart, and giueth ioy and gladnesse, and a long life. 13Who so feareth the Lord, it shall goe well with him at the last, & he shall finde fauour in the day of his death. 14To feare the Lord, is the beginning of wisedome: and it was created with the faithfull in the wombe.
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The fear of the Lord maketh a merry heart, and giveth joy, and gladness, and a long life.
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