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Job 28:28
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And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
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Job 28:28 in Other Translations
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And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
ESV
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And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"
NLT
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And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
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Then he addressed the human race: 'Here it is! Fear-of-the-Lord - that's Wisdom, and Insight means shunning evil.'"
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He said to mankind, "Look! The fear of the Lord-that is wisdom, and to turn from evil is understanding."
Job 28:28 In-Context
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when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
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then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
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And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
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Psalms 11:5
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Psalms 97:10
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Proverbs 3:7
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Proverbs 8:13
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Exodus 20:20
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Deuteronomy 4:6
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Job 37:24
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Psalms 111:10
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Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 9:10
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