Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And is quiet from fear of evil!'

Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.

The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, And before honour is humility!

In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

The fear of Jehovah is to life, And satisfied he remaineth -- he is not charged with evil.

The fear of a king is a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.

The end of humility is the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.