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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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;(A)
all who follow His instructions[a] have good insight.(B)
His praise endures forever.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 111:10 Lit follow them

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 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,(A)
and the knowledge of the Holy One(B) is 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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33 The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.(A)

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33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,(A)
    and humility comes before honor.(B)

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