²⁸ And he said to man,
‘Behold, ^(A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
    and to ^(B)turn away from evil is understanding.’”

⁹ the fear of the Lord is clean,
    enduring forever;
the rules^[a] of the Lord are ^(A)true,
    and righteous altogether.

^10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it have ^(B)a good understanding.
    His ^(C)praise endures forever!

^13 (A)The fear of the Lord is ^(B)hatred of evil.
^(C)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and ^(D)perverted speech I hate.

^10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and ^(B)the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

²⁷ The fear of the Lord is ^(A)a fountain of life,
    that one may ^(B)turn away from the snares of death.

^33 (A)The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and ^(B)humility comes before honor.