28 He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”(A)

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28 And 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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Don’t consider yourself to be wise;(A)
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(B)

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;(A)
    fear the Lord(B) and shun evil.(C)

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16 A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:16 Or and falls

16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,(A)
    but a fool(B) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

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