The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge;(A)
fools despise wisdom and discipline.(B)

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(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
    fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Wisdom’s Worth

My son, if you accept my words(A)
and store up my commands within you,
listening closely[a] to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;
furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,
if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,(B)
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and discover the knowledge of God.

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  1. 2:2 Lit you, stretching out your ear

The Value of Wisdom

(A)My son, (B)if you receive my words
    and treasure up my commandments with you,
making your ear attentive to wisdom
    and inclining your heart to understanding;
yes, if you call out for insight
    and raise your voice (C)for understanding,
if you seek it like (D)silver
    and search for it as for (E)hidden treasures,
then (F)you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.

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Don’t be wise in your own eyes;(A)
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(B)
This will be healing for your body[a](C)
and strengthening for your bones.(D)

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  1. 3:8 Lit navel

(A)Be not wise in your own eyes;
    (B)fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
It will be (C)healing to your flesh[a]
    and (D)refreshment[b] to your bones.

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  1. Proverbs 3:8 Hebrew navel
  2. Proverbs 3:8 Or medicine

13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil.(A)
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.

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13 (A)The fear of the Lord is (B)hatred of evil.
(C)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and (D)perverted speech I hate.

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10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,(A)
and the knowledge of the Holy One(B) is understanding.

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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.

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27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,[a](A)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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  1. 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days

27 (A)The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    (B)but the years of the wicked will be short.

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Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,(A)
but the one who is devious in his ways despises him.(B)

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Whoever (A)walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is (B)devious in his ways despises him.

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26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence
and his children have a refuge.(A)

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
turning people away from the snares of death.(B)

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26 In the fear of the Lord one has (A)strong confidence,
    and (B)his children will have (C)a refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is (D)a fountain of life,
    that one may (E)turn away from the snares of death.

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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.(A)

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16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.

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33 The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.(A)

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33 (A)The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and (B)humility comes before honor.

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Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.(B)

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By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.

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23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
one will sleep at night[a] without danger.(A)

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  1. 19:23 Lit will spend the night satisfied

23 The fear of the Lord (A)leads to life,
    and whoever has it rests (B)satisfied;
    he will (C)not be visited by harm.

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