7  ^hThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;

fools despise wisdom and instruction.

1  ^uMy son, ^vif you receive my words

and treasure up my commandments with you,

2  making your ear attentive to wisdom

and inclining your heart to understanding;

3  yes, if you call out for insight

and raise your voice ^wfor understanding,

4  if you seek it like ^xsilver

and search for it as for ^yhidden treasures,

5  then ^zyou will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

7  ^mBe not wise in your own eyes;

ⁿfear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

8  It will be ^ohealing to your flesh¹

and ^prefreshment² to your bones.

13  ^dThe fear of the Lord is ^ehatred of evil.

^fPride and arrogance and the way of evil

and ^gperverted speech I hate.

10  ^pThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

and ^qthe knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

27  ^qThe fear of the Lord prolongs life,

^rbut the years of the wicked will be short.

2  Whoever ^hwalks in uprightness fears the Lord,

but he who is ⁱdevious in his ways despises him.

26  In the fear of the Lord one has ^mstrong confidence,

and ⁿhis children will have ^oa refuge.

27  The fear of the Lord is ^pa fountain of life,

that one may ^qturn away from the snares of death.

16  ^bBetter is a little with the fear of the Lord

than great treasure and trouble with it.

33  ^jThe fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,

and ^khumility comes before honor.

6  By ^tsteadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,

and by ^uthe fear of the Lord one ^vturns away from evil.

23  The fear of the Lord ^lleads to life,

and whoever has it rests ^msatisfied;

he will ⁿnot be visited by harm.

4  The reward for humility and fear of the Lord

is ^triches and honor and life.¹

17  Let not your heart ^tenvy sinners,

but continue in ^uthe fear of the Lord all the day.

18  Surely ^vthere is a future,

and your ^whope will not be cut off.

21  My son, ^zfear the Lord and the king,

and do not join with those who do otherwise,

14  Blessed is the one who ^zfears the Lord¹ always,

but whoever ^ahardens his heart will fall into calamity.

25  ⁱThe fear of man lays a snare,

but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

30  ^lCharm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.