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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויאמר לאדם--הן יראת אדני היא חכמה וסור מרע בינה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyAmr lAdm--hn yrAt Adny hyA KHkmh vsvr mr` bynh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et dixit homini ecce timor Domini ipsa est sapientia et recedere a malo intellegentia

King James Variants
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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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.’ ”
21st Century King James Version   
And unto man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord: that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And unto 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.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
God's Word   
So he told humans, 'The fear of the Lord is wisdom! To stay away 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."
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.'"
New American Standard Bible   
"And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'"
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.'"
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.
The World English Bible   
To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"
EasyEnglish Bible   
God said this to us humans: “If you want to be wise, learn to respect the Lord with fear. If you want to understand things properly, turn away from evil acts.” ’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And He saith to man: -- `Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.'
New Life Version   
And He said to man, ‘See, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. And to turn away from sin is understanding.’”
The Voice Bible   
And to humankind, He said, “Now, the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.”
Living Bible   
And this is what he says to all mankind: ‘Look, to fear the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
New Catholic Bible   
And then he declared to man: ‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to turn from evil is understanding.’ ”
Legacy Standard Bible   
So He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And unto man he said, Behold, that the fear of the Lord, 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.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
But to man He said, Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is Wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
New Century Version   
Then he said to humans, ‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom; to stay away from evil is understanding.’”
The Message   
“God alone knows the way to Wisdom, he knows the exact place to find it. He knows where everything is on earth, he sees everything under heaven. After he commanded the winds to blow and measured out the waters, Arranged for the rain and set off explosions of thunder and lightning, He focused on Wisdom, made sure it was all set and tested and ready. Then he addressed the human race: ‘Here it is! Fear-of-the-Lord—that’s Wisdom, and Insight means shunning evil.’”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Then he said to mankind: Listen carefully. The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And he said to humankind, ‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’”
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.”
Wycliffe Bible   
And he said to man, Lo! the dread of the Lord, that is wisdom (And he said to man, Lo! the fear of the Lord/Lo! reverence for the Lord, that is wisdom); and to go away from evil, (that) is understanding.
Contemporary English Version   
God told us, “Wisdom means that you respect me, the Lord, and turn from sin.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
And he said to humankind, ‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
And he said to humankind, “Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.”’
Common English Bible © 2011   
and said to humankind: “Look, the fear of the Lord is wisdom; turning from evil is understanding.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
And to mortals he said: See: the fear of the Lord is wisdom; and avoiding 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.’”
The Expanded Bible   
Then he said to humans, ‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom [Prov. 1:7]; to ·stay [or turn] away from evil is understanding [Prov. 3:7].’”
Tree of Life Version   
And He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.”’
Revised Standard Version   
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’”
New International Reader's Version   
He said to human beings, “Have respect for the Lord. That will prove you are wise. Avoid evil. That will show you have understanding.”
BRG Bible   
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Complete Jewish Bible   
And to human beings he said, ‘Look, fear of Adonai is wisdom! Shunning evil is understanding!’”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
And he said to humankind, “Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.”’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And unto adam He said, See, the Yirat Adonoi, that is chochmah, and to depart from rah is binah.
Names of God Bible   
So he told humans, ‘The fear of Adonay is wisdom! To stay away from evil is understanding.’”
Modern English Version   
To man He said: ‘Look, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then he said to humans, ‘To fear and respect the Lord is wisdom. To turn away from evil is understanding.’”
International Children’s Bible   
Then he said to man, ‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to stay away from evil is understanding.’”
Lexham English Bible   
And to the human beings he said, ‘Look, the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.’”
New International Version - UK   
And he said to the human race, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.’