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The fear of the Lord is the religiousness of knowledge.
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Religiousness shall keep and justify the heart, it shall give joy and gladness.
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It shall go well with him that feareth the Lord, and in the days of his end he shall be blessed.
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To fear God is the fulness of wisdom, and fulness is from the fruits thereof.
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She shall fill all her house with her increase, and the storehouses with her treasures.
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The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom, filling up peace and the fruit of salvation:
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And it hath seen, and numbered her: but both are the gifts of God.
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Wisdom shall distribute knowledge, and understanding of prudence: and exalteth the glory of them that hold her.
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The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord: and the branches thereof are longlived.
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In the treasures of wisdom is understanding, and religiousness of knowledge: but to sinners wisdom is an abomination.
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The fear of the Lord driveth out sin: