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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord,
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Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.
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For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
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Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
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Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
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My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction;
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For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
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The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens;
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For the Lord will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.
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For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright.
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The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the just.
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For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, And He ponders all his paths.
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These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
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The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
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“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.
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For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord;
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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked.
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The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.
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The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
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The way of the Lord is strength for the upright, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
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The Folly of Wickedness
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
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Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
