Proverbs 9:10
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10 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.
Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
Psalm 111:10
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10 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom.
All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.
Praise him forever!
Job 28:28
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28 And this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
Proverbs 1:7
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7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.
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Proverbs 2:5
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5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,
and you will gain knowledge of God.
John 17:3
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3 And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
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1 John 5:20
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God.[a] And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.
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- 5:20 Greek the one who is true.
1 Chronicles 28:9
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9 “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
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Proverbs 30:3
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3 I have not mastered human wisdom,
nor do I know the Holy One.
Matthew 11:27
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27 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
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