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11 For Wisdom is better than pearls,
    and no object of desire can compare with her.
12 “I, Wisdom, dwell with prudence,
    and I possess knowledge and discretion.[a]
13 The fear of the Lord implies hatred of evil;[b]
    I hate pride and arrogance,
    evil ways and perverse speech.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:12 Prudence . . . knowledge and discretion: see notes on Prov 1:4; 2:2-3.
  2. Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the Lord implies hatred of evil: see Prov 1:7 and note; 3:7; 9:10; 16:6. I hate pride and arrogance: see Prov 16:18; 1 Sam 2:3; Ps 10:2-11; Isa 13:11. Evil ways and perverse speech: see Prov 2:12 and note; 6:12, 16-19.