Proverbs 1:7
The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
In Context
6to understand a proverb, and a figure, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Cross References
Psalms 111:10The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and all who act accordingly have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.
Proverbs 1:29because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of LORD.
Proverbs 9:10The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.
Proverbs 15:33The fear of LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor [is] humility.
Ecclesiastes 12:13[This is] the end of the matter, all has been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man.
Romans 1:28And just as they did not approve having God in knowledge, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do things that are not fit;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:2-7
Proverbs We have now before us, I. A new author, or penman rather, or pen (if you will) made use of by the Holy Ghost for making known the mind of God to us, writing as moved by the finger of God (so the Spirit of God is called), and that is Solomon; through his hand came this book of Scripture and the two that follow it, Ecclesiastes and Canticles, a sermon and a song. Some think he wrote Canticles when he was very young, Proverbs in the midst of his days, and Ecclesiastes when he was old. In the title of his… Read the whole commentary →