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28 And he said to humankind,
‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
    and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”(A)

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

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Footnotes

  1. 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
    fools despise wisdom and instruction.(A)

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

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(A)

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You must observe them and perform them, for this will show your wisdom and discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people!’(A)

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13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that is the whole duty of everyone.(A)

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Two Kinds of Wisdom

13 Who is wise and knowledgeable among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.(A) 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant and lie about the truth. 15 This is not wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish.(B) 16 For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.(C) 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.(D)

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their way preserve their lives.

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14 Depart from evil, and do good;
    seek peace, and pursue it.(A)

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19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.”(A)

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16 Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
    remove your evil deeds
    from before my eyes;
cease to do evil;(A)

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29 The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the revealed things belong to us and to our children forever, to observe all the words of this law.

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11 let them turn away from evil and do good;
    let them seek peace and pursue it.

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14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    so that one may avoid the snares of death.(A)

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26 when he had not yet made earth and fields[a]
    or the world’s first bits of soil.
27 When he established the heavens, I was there;
    when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,(A)
28 when he made firm the skies above,
    when he established the fountains of the deep,
29 when he assigned to the sea its limit,
    so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,(B)
30     then I was beside him, like a master worker,[b]
and I was daily his[c] delight,
    playing before him always,(C)
31 playing in his inhabited world
    and delighting in the human race.(D)

32 “And now, my children, listen to me:
    happy are those who keep my ways.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 8.26 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 8.30 Or little child
  3. 8.30 Gk: Heb lacks his

“To you, O people, I call,
    and my cry is to all who live.
O simple ones, learn prudence;
    acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)

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