Proverbs 8:13 meaning and explanation
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
Proverbs 8:13, Berean Standard Bible
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In Proverbs 8, Wisdom speaks in the first person, calling out at the city gates to ordinary people and urging them to choose her over silver and gold. Here she defines what fearing the LORD means: not dread, but a settled rejection of evil.
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