Proverbs 8:13

Wisdom Calls

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“I, [godly] wisdom, reside with prudence [good judgment, moral courage and astute common sense],
And I find knowledge and discretion.
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“The [reverent] fear and worshipful awe of the Lord includes the hatred of evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way,
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
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“Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power and strength are mine.

Fear of the Lord

Fear the Lord

Hate Evil

Jehovah

Psalm 97:10

You who love the Lord, hate evil;
He protects the souls of His godly ones (believers),
He rescues them from the hand of the wicked.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.

1 Samuel 2:3

“Do not go on boasting so very proudly,
Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
And by Him actions are weighed (examined).

Proverbs 4:24

Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth,
And put devious lips far from you.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.

Psalm 5:4-5

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil [person] dwells with You.

Psalm 101:3

I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes.
I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path];
It will not grasp hold of me.

Psalm 119:104

From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.

Psalm 119:128

Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything;
I hate every false way.

Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.

Proverbs 6:16-19

These six things the Lord hates;
Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him:

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous flows with [skillful and godly] wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good,
And establish justice in the [court of the city] gate.
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph [that is, those who remain after God’s judgment].

Zechariah 8:17

And let none of you devise or even imagine evil in your heart against another, and do not love lying or half-truths; for all these things I hate,’ declares the Lord.”

Romans 12:9

Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it].

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God [which He has laid] stands [sure and unshaken despite attacks], bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord stand apart from wickedness and withdraw from wrongdoing.”

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, you younger men [of lesser rank and experience], be subject to your elders [seek their counsel]; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another [tie on the servant’s apron], for God is opposed to the proud [the disdainful, the presumptuous, and He defeats them], but He gives grace to the humble.