The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה

Proverbs 9:10

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Fear of God Wisdom

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Proverbs The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 9:10).

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Another quote about Wisdom

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Alfred Tennyson

Poems

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Knowledge Wisdom

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Alfred Tennyson
Source
Locksley Hall Poems
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1842 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Tennyson, Alfred. "Locksley Hall." Poems. Vol. 2, London: Edward Moxon, 1842, I. 141.

Current Citation

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. "Locksley Hall." Alfred Tennyson: The Major Works, edited by Adam Roberts. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 141.

Another quote from the 7th century BC

The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.

Isaiah 40:8

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God's word
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Isaiah The Bible
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Scripture
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Religious literature
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Hebrew
Time
681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Isaiah 40:8).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Moses

Exodus 4:10

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Speech impediments
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Moses
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Exodus The Bible
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Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 4:10).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

God

Exodus 3:5

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Holiness of God Sacred place
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God
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Exodus The Bible
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Scripture
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Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exocus 3:5).