This is a very powerful proverb, and by the way the “I” in this sentence is referring to wisdom:

The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
(Pro 8:13)

One of the many things that has been heavy on my heart since I have became a Christian is fearing the Lord.  Many people who don’t understand this concept think that we should not fear the Lord, but we should be friends with Him instead.  To clarify this, we are His Friends, but the fear of the Lord means that we fear Him because He is great, and He is in complete control.  To fear Him is to trust in Him.  I know that sounds confusing, but if you study the Bible, you will find that fearing the Lord is indeed a good thing.

What I get from this proverb is that someone who is prideful and arrogant, may have a lack of fear for the Lord.  So therefore, someone who does not fear the Lord is full of PRIDE, ARROGANCE, and most likely loves his/her PERVERTED SPEECH.  You can argue this, but you will only find that it is true.  Those people who believe that they don’t need to listen to God about everything, or those whom have a lack of fear of the Lord, tend to have the three attributes listed above.

I think the reason for this is that when we do not fear the Lord, we then place higher trust in ourselves, thinking we know what is best, and that God does not.  If we want to be faithful Christians, and live our lives as an example towards others, we better learn to fear the Lord, and if you cannot learn to fear the Lord, you better go back to the basics, and find out who God really is…