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Fear of Jehovah [is] a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
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Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.
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Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.
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For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.
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Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
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Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
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Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
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Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,
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For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
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Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
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For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.
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For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.
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The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.
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For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.
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These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven [are] abominations to His soul.
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The fear of Jehovah [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
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Jehovah possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.
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For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
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The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
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Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
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The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
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The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
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The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
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Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
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An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.