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(A)Keep them and do them, for (B)that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practise it have (B)a good understanding.
    His (C)praise endures for ever!

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(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
    fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. (A)Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or the duty of all mankind