Job 28:28

New International Version

²⁸And he said to the human race,
“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
and to shun evil^(A) is understanding.”^(B)

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Proverbs 1:7

New International Version

⁷The fear of the Lord^(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools^[a] despise wisdom^(B) and instruction.^(C)

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Footnotes

Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

Proverbs 1:7 in all English translations

Matthew 22:37-38

New International Version

³⁷Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’^[a]^(A) ³⁸This is the first and greatest commandment.

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Footnotes

Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5

Revelation 14:7

New International Version

⁷He said in a loud voice, “Fear God^(A) and give him glory,^(B) because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made^(C) the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”^(D)

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