My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be … - Solomon ibn Gabirol

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My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Solomon ibn Gabirol

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About Solomon ibn Gabirol

Solomon ibn Gabirol (Salamo Ben Jehuda Ben Gebirol, known in the Christian West as Avicebrol) was a Spanish-Jewish poet and philosopher (c. 1021-c. 1058)

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Alternative Names: Solomon ben Judah Ibn Gabirol • Avicebron • ʾIbn Gabiyrwl Šelomoh

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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

I before Thy greatness
Stand, and am afraid:—
All my secret thoughts Thine eye beholdeth
Deep within my bosom laid.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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