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Vulgate (Latin)   
dilectio Dei honorabilis sapientia

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Other translations
New Catholic Bible   
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord; she is created with the faithful in their mothers’ wombs.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; she is created with the faithful in the womb.
Good News Translation®   
To fear the Lord is the first step to Wisdom. Wisdom is given to the faithful in their mothers' wombs.
Wycliffe Bible   
The beginning of wisdom is the dread of the Lord; and it is formed together in the womb with faithful men, and it goeth with chosen women, and it is known with just men and faithful. [The beginning of wisdom dread of the Lord; and with faithful men in the womb he is together formed, and with chosen women he goeth, and with rightwise and faithful men he is known.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; she is created with the faithful in the womb.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; she is created with the faithful in the womb.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; she is created with the faithful in the womb.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Wisdom starts with fearing the Lord, and she is joined to the faithful even within the womb.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord; she is created with the faithful in the womb.
Revised Standard Version   
To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; she is created with the faithful in the womb.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; she is created with the faithful in the womb.