Job 28:28, Pro 2:3-6, Joh 17:3, 1Cor 1:20-21 | ESV | STEP | And he said to man , Behold , the fear of the Lord , that is wisdom , and to turn away from evil is understanding .

Job 28:28

28 And he said to man,
‘Behold, ^athe fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to ^bturn away from evil is understanding.’”

Proverbs 2:3-6

3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice ^cfor understanding,
4 if you seek it like ^dsilver
and search for it as for ^ehidden treasures,
5 then ^fyou will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For ^gthe Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

John 17:3

3 ^hAnd this is eternal life, ⁱthat they know you, ^jthe only ^ktrue God, and ^lJesus Christ whom you have sent.

1 Corinthians 1:20-21

20 ^mWhere is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? ⁿHas not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach ^{▼▼Or the folly of preaching} to save those who believe.