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28 So He said to man, ‘Behold, the (A)fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

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28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil(A) is understanding.”(B)

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Tsadhe

He has commanded His covenant forever;

Qoph

(A)Holy and [a]fearsome is His name.

Resh

10 The [b](B)fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom;

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  1. Psalm 111:10 Or awesome
  2. Psalm 111:10 Or reverence for

10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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10 The (A)fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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

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33 The [a]fear of Yahweh is the discipline [b]leading to wisdom,
And before glory comes humility.

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  1. Proverbs 15:33 Or reverence
  2. Proverbs 15:33 Lit of

33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,(A)
    and humility comes before honor.(B)

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13 The end of the matter, all that has been heard: (A)fear God and (B)keep His commandments, because this is the end of the matter for (C)all mankind.

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13 Now all has been heard;
    here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God(A) and keep his commandments,(B)
    for this is the duty of all mankind.(C)

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