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

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

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

For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

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

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.

For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven are abominations to His soul.

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

Jehovah possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.

For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

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

Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

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

The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.

An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

An abomination to Jehovah are lying lips, And stedfast doers are his delight.

Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.

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.

In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

An abomination to Jehovah is the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.

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

The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.

An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.

Far is Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

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

Of man are arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked worketh for a day of evil.

An abomination to Jehovah is every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.

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

When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

A just beam and balances are Jehovah's, His work are all the stones of the bag.

The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.

Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah is all its judgment!

A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah.

A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah is an understanding wife.

Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

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

A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.

A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good.

From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?

The breath of man is a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.

Rivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

A horse is prepared for a day of battle, And the deliverance is of Jehovah!

Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all is Jehovah.

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

The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.

A deep pit is the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.

For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

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

Lest Jehovah see, and it be evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.

The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment cometh from Jehovah.

Lest I be full, and deny thee , and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.