And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Deuteronomy 32:28 - Revised Standard Version “For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For they are a nation void of counsel, Neither is there any understanding in them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them. American Standard Version (1901) For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them. Common English Bible because they are not a thoughtful nation; they lack any insight. Catholic Public Domain Version They are a nation without counsel and without prudence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They are a nation without counsel, and without wisdom. |
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and make a fire of them. For this is a people without discernment; therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, he that formed them will show them no favor.
therefore, behold, I will again do marvelous things with this people, wonderful and marvelous; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hid.”
“For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are stupid children, they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but how to do good they know not.”
The wise men shall be put to shame, they shall be dismayed and taken; lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord, and what wisdom is in them?
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
Lest you be wise in your own conceits, I want you to understand this mystery, brethren: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in,
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
Do you thus requite the Lord, you foolish and senseless people? Is not he your father, who created you, who made you and established you?