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

To have knowledge, you must first have reverence for the LORD. Stupid people have no respect for wisdom and refuse to learn.

To be wise you must first have reverence for the LORD. If you know the Holy One, you have understanding.

After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.

They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do.

Obey them faithfully, and this will show the people of other nations how wise you are. When they hear of all these laws, they will say, 'What wisdom and understanding this great nation has!'

Just be determined, be confident; and make sure that you obey the whole Law that my servant Moses gave you. Do not neglect any part of it and you will succeed wherever you go.

Be sure that the book of the Law is always read in your worship. Study it day and night, and make sure that you obey everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

If you do this, both God and people will be pleased with you.

and you remember that ever since you were a child, you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed.

Now that you know this truth, how happy you will be if you put it into practice!

Happy are those who wash their robes clean and so have the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life and to go through the gates into the city.

'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'

'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'

You like to receive praise from one another, but you do not try to win praise from the one who alone is God; how, then, can you believe me?

They loved human approval rather than the approval of God.

Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.

Rather, the real Jew is the person who is a Jew on the inside, that is, whose heart has been circumcised, and this is the work of God's Spirit, not of the written Law. Such a person receives praise from God, not from human beings.

So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.

And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.

Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.