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“The reverent and worshipful good understanding, wisdom, fearing the Lord. God’s Word tells us to cry out for
fear of the Lord is the beginning and meaning have all those who Many people today are seeking wisdom, to seek it as we would
and the principal and choice part do [the will of the Lord]. Their knowledge, and knowledge is silver and gold, to make it a vital
of knowledge [its starting point praise of Him endures forever” good, but wisdom is better. necessity in life. There is nothing
and its essence]; but fools (Psalm 111:10). Wisdom is the right use of more important than wisdom,
despise skilful and Godly “But to man He said, ‘Behold, the knowledge. and wisdom starts with reve-
Wisdom, instruction, and reverential and worshipful fear of Knowledge without wisdom can rence and worship.
discipline” (Proverbs 1:7). the Lord - that is Wisdom; and to cause a person to be puffed up or Ask the Lord to teach you what it
“The reverent fear and worship depart from evil is under- filled with pride, which will means to fear Him and to help
of the Lord is the beginning of standing’” (Job 28:28). ultimately ruin his or her life. A you grow in wisdom.
Wisdom and skill [the preceding Job knew that the value of wise person will always be [The Everyday Life Bible,
and the first essential, the wisdom is far beyond any wealth, knowledgeable, but not all Amplified Version, Faith Words,
prerequisite and the alphabet]; a and that wisdom is only found in knowledgeable people are wise. New York, 2006].