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

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The Value of Wisdom

My child, if you accept my words
    and treasure up my commandments within you,(A)
making your ear attentive to wisdom
    and inclining your heart to understanding,
if you indeed cry out for insight
    and raise your voice for understanding,
if you seek it like silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasures—(B)
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.(C)

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(A)
It will be a healing for your flesh
    and a refreshment for your body.(B)

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

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

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

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Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
    but one who is devious in conduct despises him.(A)

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26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
    and one’s children will have a refuge.(A)
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
    so that one may avoid the snares of death.(B)

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

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

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By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.(A)

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23 The fear of the Lord is life indeed;
    filled with it one rests secure
    and suffers no harm.(A)

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The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is riches and honor and life.

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17 Do not let your heart envy sinners,
    but always continue in the fear of the Lord.(A)
18 Surely there is a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

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21 My child, fear the Lord and the king,
    and do not disobey either of them,[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 24.21 Gk: Heb do not associate with those who change

14 Happy is the one who is never without fear,
    but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.(A)

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25 The fear of others[a] lays a snare,
    but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 29.25 Or human fear

30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.(A)

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