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

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29 Because they hated knowledge
    and did not choose the fear of the Lord,

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29 Because they hated knowledge,
didn’t choose to fear the Lord,(A)

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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—(A)
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.(B)

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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,(A)
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and discover the knowledge of God.

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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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Don’t consider yourself to be wise;(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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:8 Lit navel

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

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

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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. Proverbs 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days

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

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

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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.(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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33 The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes 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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Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.(B)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:23 Lit will spend the night satisfied