Proverbs 18:2

To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who shall hear all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

Don’t let him who eats despise him who doesn’t eat. Don’t let him who doesn’t eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Amaziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

They began to beg him to depart from their region.

But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

Let all that you do be done in love.

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

She said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, you man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son!”

What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,

What man is he who fears Yahweh? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.

Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long will your evil thoughts lodge within you?

I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries, and your neighing, the lewdness of your prostitution, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You will not be made clean. How long will it yet be?”

They will wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they will run back and forth to seek Yahweh’s word, and will not find it.

Wisdom is justified by all her children.”

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.

Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, “This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation that complain against me? I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel, which they complain against me.

Please don’t let my lord pay attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men, whom you sent.

Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

You simple, understand prudence! You fools, be of an understanding heart!

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.

“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.