Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.(A)
Job 28:28
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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)
Psalm 111:10-112:1
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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)
Psalm 112
Blessings of the Righteous
1 Praise the Lord!
Happy are those who fear the Lord,
who greatly delight in his commandments.(B)
Footnotes
- 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them
Ecclesiastes 12:13
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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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Proverbs 9:10
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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)
Proverbs 15:33
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33 The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and humility goes before honor.(A)
Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing personal opinion.(A)
Proverbs 1:22
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22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?(A)
Romans 1:28
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28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind and to do things that should not be done.(A)
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Proverbs 1:29-30
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29 Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,(A)
Proverbs 15:5
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5 A fool despises a parent’s instruction,
but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.(A)
Proverbs 5:12-13
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12 and you say, “Oh, how I hated discipline,
and my heart despised reproof!(A)
13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my instructors.
John 3:18-21
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18 Those who believe in him are not condemned, but those who do not believe are condemned already because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God.(A) 19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.(B) 20 For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.(C) 21 But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”[a](D)
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