10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.

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10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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

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The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

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

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

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28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

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28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil(A) is understanding.”(B)

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13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:

(A)Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.

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13 Now all has been heard;
    here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God(A) and keep his commandments,(B)
    for this is the duty of all mankind.(C)

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23 His lord said to him, (A)‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into (B)the joy of your lord.’

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23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(A) Come and share your master’s happiness!’

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21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were (A)faithful over a few things, (B)I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into (C)the joy of your lord.’

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21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(A) Come and share your master’s happiness!’

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(A)And so find favor and [a]high esteem
In the sight of God and man.

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  1. Proverbs 3:4 Lit. good understanding

Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.(A)

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44 (A)How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek (B)the honor that comes from the only God?

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44 How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God[a]?(A)

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  1. John 5:44 Some early manuscripts the Only One

17 For (A)our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

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17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(A)

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Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is (A)your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

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Observe(A) them carefully, for this will show your wisdom(B) and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”(C)

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14 (A)Blessed are those who [a]do His commandments, that they may have the right (B)to the tree of life, (C)and may enter through the gates into the city.

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  1. Revelation 22:14 NU wash their robes,

14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(A) that they may have the right to the tree of life(B) and may go through the gates(C) into the city.(D)

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(A)Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to (B)light the hidden things of darkness and (C)reveal the [a]counsels of the hearts. (D)Then each one’s praise will come from God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 4:5 motives

Therefore judge nothing(A) before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes.(B) He will bring to light(C) what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.(D)

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