Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away 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.’ King James Bible And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding. Hebrew And He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר ׀ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to man, לָֽאָדָ֗ם (lā·’ā·ḏām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being ‘Behold, הֵ֤ן (hên) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! the fear יִרְאַ֣ת (yir·’aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence of the Lord, אֲ֭דֹנָי (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord that [is] הִ֣יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are wisdom, חָכְמָ֑ה (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom and to turn away וְס֖וּר (wə·sūr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5493: To turn aside from evil מֵרָ֣ע (mê·rā‘) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil [is] understanding.’” בִּינָֽה׃ (bî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 998: An understanding |