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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; 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 do not rely on your own insight.
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Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
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Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce;
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My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof,
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for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
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God’s Wisdom in Creation
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 man is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.
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The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the abode of the righteous.
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For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he watches all his paths.
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There are six things which the Lord hates, seven which are an abomination to him:
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The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
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Wisdom’s Part in Creation
The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old.
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For he who 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 insight.
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The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
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The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
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The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
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The Lord is a stronghold to him whose way is upright, but destruction to evildoers.
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A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.
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Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
