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Youngs Literal Translation

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, And before honour is humility!

New American Standard Bible

The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom,
And before honor comes humility.

King James Version

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

Holman Bible

The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.


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International Standard Version

The fear of the LORD teaches wisdom, and humility precedes honor.

A Conservative Version

The fear of LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor [is] humility.

American Standard Version

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom; And before honor goeth humility.

Amplified


The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the instruction for wisdom [its starting point and its essence];
And before honor comes humility.

Bible in Basic English

The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

Darby Translation

The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour goeth humility.

Julia Smith Translation

The fear of Jehovah the instruction of wisdom; and before honor humility.

King James 2000

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Fear of Yahweh [is] the instruction of the wise, and before honor [comes] humility.

Modern King James verseion

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The fear of the LORD is the right science of wisdom; and lowliness goeth before honour.

NET Bible

The fear of the Lord provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.

New Heart English Bible

The fear of the LORD teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

The Emphasized Bible

The reverence of Yahweh, is the correction of wisdom, and, before honour, is humility.

Webster

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom: and before honor is humility.

World English Bible

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יראה 
Yir'ah 
Usage: 45

of the Lord

Usage: 0

of wisdom
חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

and before
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

כּבד כּבוד 
Kabowd 
Usage: 200

References

American

Context Readings

A Wise Son Brings Blessings To Others

32 Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding. 33 The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, And before honour is humility!

Cross References

Proverbs 1:7

Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

Job 28:28

And He saith to man: -- 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to turn from evil is understanding.'

Psalm 34:11

Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

Psalm 111:10

The beginning of wisdom is fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise is standing for ever!

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

Proverbs 25:6-7

Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

Proverbs 29:23

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

Luke 14:11

because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

Philippians 2:5-11

For, let this mind be in you that is also in Christ Jesus,

James 4:10

be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.

1 Peter 5:5

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

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