The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do {his commandments}: his praise endureth for ever. {a good...: or, good success} {his commandments: Heb. them}

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy {is} understanding.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this {is} the whole {duty} of man. {Let...: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is}

Keep therefore and do {them}; for this {is} your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation {is} a wise and understanding people.

Who {is} a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. {fields: or, open places} {the highest...: or, the chief part}

The secret {things belong} unto the LORD our God: but those {things which are} revealed {belong} unto us and to our children for ever, that {we} may do all the words of this law.

Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice {is} to the sons of man.

The highway of the upright {is} to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

The law of the wise {is} a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. {sure: or, steady}

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy {is} understanding.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this {is} the whole {duty} of man. {Let...: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is}

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do {his commandments}: his praise endureth for ever. {a good...: or, good success} {his commandments: Heb. them}

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name {was} Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

So teach {us} to number our days, that we may apply {our} hearts unto wisdom. {apply: Heb. cause to come}

For in much wisdom {is} much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

The secret {things belong} unto the LORD our God: but those {things which are} revealed {belong} unto us and to our children for ever, that {we} may do all the words of this law.

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. {sure: or, steady}

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD {men} depart from evil.

Who {is} a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord {is}.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. {partiality: or, wrangling}

Keep therefore and do {them}; for this {is} your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation {is} a wise and understanding people.

But where shall wisdom be found? and where {is} the place of understanding?

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Folly {is} joy to {him that is} destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. {destitute...: Heb. void of heart}

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where {is} the place of understanding?

Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great {things} he hath done for you. {how...: or, what a great thing}

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? {destroy...: Heb. be desolate?}

For they {are} a nation void of counsel, neither {is there any} understanding in them.

That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only {son} from me.

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were {any} that did understand, that did seek God.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

The fear of the LORD {is} the instruction of wisdom; and before honour {is} humility.

That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but {he that is} perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God {is} not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard {it}, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but {it is} abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with {my} whole heart.

That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. {so long...: Heb. all the days which} {in the land: Heb. upon the face of the land}

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, {was} as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so {was} all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. {oracle: Heb. word}

For vain man would be wise, though man be born {like} a wild ass's colt. {vain: Heb. empty}

A wise {man} feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what {is that} to thee?

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that {they are} double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee {less} than thine iniquity {deserveth}.