{"query": "A parable — Fear of god ↔ Proverbs 1:7", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_c_0da164f06997", "title": "A parable — Fear of god ↔ Proverbs 1:7", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.  — a concord the card itself states; mined + verified.", "authority_tier": "engine_derived", "source": "Concordance miner — 2026-07-11", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_src_lex_h4912", "title": "H4912 — מָשָׁל (ma.shal): proverb", "shelf": "lexicon", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "מָשָׁל (ma.shal), Strong's H4912: proverb. 1) proverb, parable 1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism 1b) byword 1c) similitude, parable 1d) poem 1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "STEPBible TBESH/TBESG — Extended Strong's lexicon (CC-BY, Tyndale House)", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_n_c84135483b63", "title": "Easton: Parable", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to the Heb. mashal, a similitude. 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