Proverbs 23:9

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!

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”

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.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”

Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”

The multitude answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?”

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.

He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

When Jehu came out to the servants of his lord, and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?” He said to them, “You know the man and how he talks.”

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

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

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

Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

“Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in Yahweh’s house, for every man who is crazy, and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.

“Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.”

being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead?

So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.

They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until Yahweh’s wrath arose against his people, until there was no remedy.

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

Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

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

Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.

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.

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

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

For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off—

Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed Yahweh, their God’s voice, and the words of Haggai, the prophet, as Yahweh, their God, had sent him; and the people feared Yahweh.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”

They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’

who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation.”

The Jews therefore said, “Will he kill himself, because he says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’?”

Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”

because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”

but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

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;

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

for he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you. In a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.

Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.

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

But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

“ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.

When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”

Say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.” ’ ”

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

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

One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, ‘If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.’

Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”

Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.

Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.