Job 28:28
Modern Translations
New International Version
And he said to the human race, "The fear of the Lord--that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding."

New Living Translation
And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”

English Standard Version
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Berean Study Bible
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

New American Standard Bible
“And to mankind He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

NASB 1995
"And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'"

NASB 1977
“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

Amplified Bible
“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

Christian Standard Bible
He said to mankind, “The fear of the Lord —that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to mankind, "The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding."

Contemporary English Version
God told us, "Wisdom means that you respect me, the Lord, and turn from sin."

Good News Translation
God said to us humans, "To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he told humans, 'The fear of the Lord is wisdom! To stay away from evil is understanding.'"

International Standard Version
He has commanded mankind: 'To fear the Lord—that is wisdom; to move away from evil—that is understanding.'"

NET Bible
And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the LORD--that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

New King James Version
And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

King James 2000 Bible
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

New Heart English Bible
To man he said, 'Look, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"

World English Bible
To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"

American King James Version
And to man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

American Standard Version
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

A Faithful Version
And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom! And to depart from evil is understanding!' "

Darby Bible Translation
And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

English Revised Version
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Webster's Bible Translation
And to man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And vnto man he sayde: Beholde, to feare the LORDE, is wysdome: & to forsake euell, is vnderstondinge.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He says to man: Behold, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, "" And to turn from evil [is] understanding.”

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

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will say to man, Behold, the fear of Jehovah, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said to man, “Behold the fear of the Lord. Such is wisdom. And to withdraw from evil, this is understanding.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he said to a son of man: ‘the awe of God is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding’”

Lamsa Bible
And to man he said, Behold, the reverence of God, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And unto man He said: 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom: and to abstain from evil is understanding.
















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