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.
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.’”
Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 111:10
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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!
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
Proverbs 2:5
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5 then (A)you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 30:3
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3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I knowledge of (A)the Holy One.
1 Chronicles 28:9
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David's Charge to Solomon
9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a (A)whole heart and with a willing mind, (B)for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. (C)If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
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1 John 5:20
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and (A)has given us understanding, so that we may know (B)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and (C)eternal life.
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Matthew 11:27
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27 (A)All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son (B)except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone (C)to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
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