Proverbs 1:7
Revised Standard Version
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 2:1-5
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you cry out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures;
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 3:7-8
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7 Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8 It will be healing to your flesh[a]
and refreshment[b] to your bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:8 Heb navel
- Proverbs 3:8 Or medicine
Proverbs 8:13
Revised Standard Version
13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
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.
Proverbs 10:27
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27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked will be short.
Proverbs 14:2
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2 He who walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
Proverbs 14:26-27
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26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
that one may avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 15:16
Revised Standard Version
16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
Proverbs 15:33
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33 The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and humility goes before honor.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.
Proverbs 19:23
Revised Standard Version
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
and he who has it rests satisfied;
he will not be visited by harm.
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