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Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Proverbs 2:1-5
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Proverbs 2:1-5
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2 My son, if thou wilt receive my words,
and hide my commandments with thee;
2 so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,
and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 if thou seekest her as silver,
and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord,
and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:1-5
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Proverbs 2:1-5
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2 My son, if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments within thee,
2 so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasure,
5 then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
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Proverbs 2:1-5
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Proverbs 2:1-5
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Moral Benefits of Wisdom
2 My son,(A) if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(B)—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight(C)
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,(D)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(E)
Proverbs 3:7-8
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Proverbs 3:7-8
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7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:
fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel,
and marrow to thy bones.
Proverbs 3:7-8
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Proverbs 3:7-8
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7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy flesh and marrow to thy bones.
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Proverbs 8:13
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Proverbs 8:13
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13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil:
pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 8:13
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Proverbs 8:13
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13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the froward mouth do I hate.
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Proverbs 9:10
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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 is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10
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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 is understanding.
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Proverbs 10:27
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Proverbs 10:27
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27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days:
but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Proverbs 10:27
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Proverbs 10:27
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27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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Proverbs 10:27
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Proverbs 14:2
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Proverbs 14:2
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2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord:
but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Proverbs 14:2
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Proverbs 14:2
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2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord, but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him.
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Proverbs 14:2
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Proverbs 14:2
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2 Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
Proverbs 14:26-27
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Proverbs 14:26-27
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26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence:
and his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:26-27
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Proverbs 14:26-27
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26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and His children shall have a place of refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life to depart from the snares of death.
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Proverbs 14:26-27
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Proverbs 14:26-27
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Proverbs 15:16
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Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 15:16
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Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and trouble therewith.
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Proverbs 15:16
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Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.(A)
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