Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and chastening.
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, that the fear of the Lord, is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The conclusion of the entire sermon is heard: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole happiness of man.
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honour is humility.
Psalm 111:10-1
Resh The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; Schin A good understanding have all those that do his will; Tau His praise endures for ever.
Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and the fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:29-30
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Proverbs 5:12-13
and say, How have I hated chastening and my heart despised reproof
Proverbs 15:5
The fool despises his father's chastening, but he that regards reproof shall become prudent.
Proverbs 18:2
A fool has no delight in understanding, but in that which his own heart discovers.
John 3:18-21
He that believes on him is not condemned, but he that does not believe is condemned already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Romans 1:28
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a perverse understanding, to do those things which are not convenient,