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

fools despise wisdom and instruction.

29  Because they ^chated knowledge

and ⁿdid not choose the fear of the Lord,

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.

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.

16  ^aOne who is wise is cautious¹ and ^bturns away from evil,

but a fool is reckless and careless.

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

and ^khumility comes before honor.

10  ^eThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

all those who practice it have ^fa good understanding.

His ^gpraise endures forever!

28  And he said to man,

‘Behold, ^xthe fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,

and to ^yturn away from evil is understanding.’”