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Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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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.’”
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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Psalm 111:10-112:1
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Psalm 111:10-112:1
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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!
The Righteous Will Never Be Moved
112 [a] (D)Praise the Lord!
(E)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who (F)greatly delights in his commandments!
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- Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 111:10-112:1
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Psalm 111:10-112:1
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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)
Psalm 112[a]
Footnotes
- Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Ecclesiastes 12:13
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. (A)Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or the duty of all mankind
Ecclesiastes 12:13
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
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Proverbs 9:10
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Proverbs 9:10
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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and (B)the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
Proverbs 9:10
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Proverbs 9:10
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Proverbs 15:33
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Proverbs 15:33
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Proverbs 15:33
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Proverbs 15:33
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Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only (A)in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
Proverbs 1:22
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Proverbs 1:22
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22 “How long, O (A)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (B)scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools (C)hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22
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Proverbs 1:22
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Proverbs 1:29-30
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Proverbs 1:29-30
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29 Because they (A)hated knowledge
and (B)did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 (C)would have none of my counsel
and (D)despised all my reproof,
Proverbs 1:29-30
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Proverbs 1:29-30
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Romans 1:28
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Romans 1:28
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28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, (A)God gave them up to (B)a debased mind to do (C)what ought not to be done.
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Romans 1:28
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Romans 1:28
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28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over(A) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.
Proverbs 15:5
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Proverbs 15:5
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Proverbs 15:5
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Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)
John 3:18-21
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John 3:18-21
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18 (A)Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not (B)believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 (C)And this is the judgment: (D)the light has come into the world, and (E)people loved the darkness rather than the light because (F)their works were evil. 20 (G)For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, (H)lest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever (I)does what is true (J)comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
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John 3:18-21
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John 3:18-21
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18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned,(A) but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.(B) 19 This is the verdict: Light(C) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(D) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(E) 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
Proverbs 5:12-13
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Proverbs 5:12-13
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12 and you say, (A)“How I hated discipline,
and my heart (B)despised reproof!
13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my instructors.
Proverbs 5:12-13
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Proverbs 5:12-13
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12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
How my heart spurned correction!(A)
13 I would not obey my teachers
or turn my ear to my instructors.
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