He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord #– #that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.’
Proverbs 2:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised then you will understand the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then you will understand the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of [our omniscient] God. [Prov. 1:7.] American Standard Version (1901) Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God. Common English Bible Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and discover the knowledge of God. Catholic Public Domain Version then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and you will discover the knowledge of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God. |
He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord #– #that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.’
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.
A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
There will be times of security for you – a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God because they will return to me with all their heart.
No longer will one teach his neighbour or his brother, saying, “Know the Lord,” for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration. ‘For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.
But the one who boasts should boast in this: that he understands and knows me – that I am the Lord, showing faithful love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things. This is the Lord’s declaration.
Let’s strive to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the land.
All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him.’
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent #– #Jesus Christ.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one. We are in the true one #– #that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.