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Job 28:28
He said to mankind,“ The fear of the Lord— that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.”
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Proverbs 9:10
“ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity.
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Psalms 111:10-112:1
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his instructions have good insight. His praise endures forever.Hallelujah! Happy is the person who fears the LORD, taking great delight in his commands.
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Proverbs 18:2
A fool does not delight in understanding, but only wants to show off his opinions.
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Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is what wisdom teaches, and humility comes before honor.
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Proverbs 1:22
“ How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?
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Proverbs 1:29-30
Because they hated knowledge, didn’t choose to fear the LORD,were not interested in my counsel, and rejected all my correction,
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Proverbs 5:12-13
and you will say,“ How I hated discipline, and how my heart despised correction.I didn’t obey my teachers or listen closely to my instructors.
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Romans 1:28
And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right.
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John 3:18-21
Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.For everyone who does evil hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.But anyone who lives by the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.”
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Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s discipline, but a person who accepts correction is sensible.