The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever! Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord, would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof,
A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
and you say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof! I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors.
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