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Proverbs 9:10
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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
"Wisdom begins with respect for the Lord , and understanding begins with knowing the Holy One.
The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord , and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.
The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence], And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom,And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Respect and obey the Lord ! This is the beginning of wisdom. To have understanding, you must know the Holy God.
The fear of Adonai is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holy ones is understanding.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.
Wisdom begins with fear and respect for the Lord . Knowledge of the Holy One leads to understanding.
The reverence of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the righteous is understanding.
To be wise you must first have reverence for the Lord . If you know the Holy One, you have understanding.
The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh, and knowledge of the Holy One, insight.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wysdome, & the knowlege of holy thinges is vnderstondinge.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
The feare of the Lord is the beginning of wisedome: and the knowledge of the holy is vnderstanding.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding: for to know the law is the character of a sound mind.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The bigynnyng of wisdom is the dreed of the Lord; and prudence is the kunnyng of seyntis.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom; And knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. To learn about the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
The fear: Proverbs 1:7, Job 28:28, Psalms 111:10, Ecclesiastes 12:13
the knowledge: Proverbs 2:5, Proverbs 30:3, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Matthew 11:27, John 17:3, 1 John 5:20
Reciprocal: Psalms 119:125 - that I Proverbs 19:25 - reprove Acts 10:33 - are we
Cross-References
And God remebred Noah and euery beast, and all the cattell that was with hym in the arke: and God made a wynde to passe vpon the earth, and the waters ceassed.
And god blessed Noah, and his sonnes, & saide vnto them, be fruitfull and multiplie, and replenishe the earth.
And surely your blood of your lyues wyl I require: at the hande of euery beast wyll I require it, and at the hand of man, at the hande of mans brother wyll I require the life of man.
Who so sheddeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made he man.
And I wyll thinke vpon my couenaunt whiche is betweene me and you, and euery liuing creature in all fleshe: and it shall no more come to passe, that waters make a fludde to destroy all fleshe.
And the bowe shalbe in the cloude, and I wyll loke vpon it, that I may thinke vpon the euerlasting couenaunt, betweene god and euery liuing creature in all fleshe that is vpon the earth.
God is good vnto euery man: and his mercie is ouer all his workes.
And shall not I spare Niniue that great citie, in the which are more then sixscore thousand persons that knowe not their right hand and their left, and also much cattaile?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of wisdom,.... This shows who the wise men are, and in what true wisdom lies; no man is wise till he fears the Lord, and he that does so is a wise man, at least then he begins to be one; this is the principal part of wisdom, Proverbs 1:7; and is at the first of it; it is the beginning of grace; it is the first act of wisdom, or grace; or which appears as soon as a man is converted and caused to know wisdom in the hidden part; as repentance, faith, and love, quickly show themselves in one act or another, so does the fear of God; for the former are never without the latter; for fear is an awe and reverence of the divine Being, joined with love to him, trust in him, and a desire to serve and worship him in a right manner; no sooner is a man converted, but presently there is in him a fear of offending God, from a principle of love to him; for not a slavish but a filial fear is here intended;
and the knowledge of the Holy [is] understanding: either the knowledge of the Holy Ones, as the three divine Persons in the Godhead, who are so called, Joshua 24:19; the knowledge of God the Father, who is holy in his nature and works; not a mere natural knowledge of him by the light of nature; nor a mere notional knowledge of him by revelation; not a legal knowledge of him as a lawgiver, and an offended Judge; but an evangelical knowledge of him in Christ, as his God and Father; and as the God of all grace in him; so as to have faith and hope in him, access unto him, and communion with him; this is right understanding: so the knowledge of Christ, God's Holy One; a knowledge of him in his person, offices, and grace; an inward knowledge of him, a spiritual acquaintance with him, so as to approve of him, believe in him, and appropriate him to one's self; this is to attain to a good degree of understanding: as likewise the knowledge of the Holy Spirit, the author of sanctification; of his person, and operations of grace; as a convincer and comforter; as a Spirit of illumination and faith, of regeneration and sanctification; and as the Spirit of adoption, and the earnest of glory; this is another branch of spiritual understanding. Moreover, such knowledge which holy men have, and which makes them so; and which holy men of God, moved by the Holy Ghost, have communicated in the sacred Scriptures, of which they are the penmen. The knowledge of holy things may also be meant; of the holy mysteries of religion, of the holy doctrines of the Gospel, which are all according to godliness, and teach men to live in a holy manner: the faith once delivered to the saints is a most holy faith, encourages and promotes holiness of heart and life; as the doctrines of God's everlasting love; eternal election; the unconditionality of the covenant of grace; redemption by Christ; conversion by efficacious grace; justification by Christ's righteousness; pardon by his blood; satisfaction by his sacrifice; and perseverance by his power: and now a knowledge of these things, not notional, but experimental, is understanding indeed; as well as a knowledge of holy and gracious experiences.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The holy - The word in the Hebrew is plural, agreeing, probably, with אלהים 'elohı̂ym understood (so in Proverbs 30:3). The knowledge of the Most Holy One stands as the counterpart to the fear of Yahweh.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 9:10. The fear of the Lord — See on Proverbs 1:7. The knowledge of the holy; קדשים kedoshim, of the holy ones: Sanctorum, of the saints. - Vulgate. βουλη αγιων, the counsel of the holy persons.
