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28 (A)God said to us humans,
“To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord.
To understand, you must turn from evil.”

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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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10 (A)The way to become wise is to honor the Lord;[a]
    he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands.
He is to be praised forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 111:10 The way … the Lord; or The most important part of wisdom is honoring the Lord.

10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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10 (A)To be wise you must first have reverence for the Lord. If you know the Holy One, you have understanding.

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10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom,
    and knowledge of the Holy One(B) is understanding.(C)

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14 To fear the Lord is the first step to Wisdom.
    Wisdom is given to the faithful in their mothers' wombs.

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