Proverbs 1:7
Common English Bible
7 Wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
New International Version
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
Common English Bible
Benefits of wisdom
2 My son, accept my words
and store up my commands.
2 Turn your ear toward wisdom,
and stretch your mind toward understanding.
3 Call out for insight,
and cry aloud for understanding.
4 Seek it like silver;
search for it like hidden treasure.
5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
and discover the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:1-5
New International Version
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
Common English Bible
7 Don’t consider yourself wise.
Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 Then your body[a] will be healthy
and your bones strengthened.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Heb navel
Proverbs 8:13
Common English Bible
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil.
I hate pride and arrogance,
the path of evil and corrupt speech.
Proverbs 8:13
New International Version
Proverbs 9:10
Common English Bible
10 The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord;
the knowledge of the holy one is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10
New International Version
Proverbs 10:27
Common English Bible
27 The fear of the Lord increases one’s life,
but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
Proverbs 10:27
New International Version
Proverbs 14:2
Common English Bible
2 Those who walk with integrity fear the Lord,
but those who take a crooked path despise him.
Proverbs 14:2
New International Version
2 Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
Proverbs 14:26-27
Common English Bible
26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence
and refuge for one’s children.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
turning people away from deathtraps.
Proverbs 14:26-27
New International Version
Proverbs 15:16
Common English Bible
16 Better a little with fear of the Lord
than a great treasure with turmoil.
Proverbs 15:16
New International Version
16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.(A)
Proverbs 15:33
Common English Bible
33 The fear of the Lord is wise instruction,
and humility comes before respect.
Proverbs 15:33
New International Version
Proverbs 16:6
Common English Bible
6 Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt;
the fear of the Lord turns away evil.
Proverbs 16:6
New International Version
Proverbs 19:23
Common English Bible
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by harm.
Proverbs 19:23
New International Version
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(A)
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