Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
In Context
6To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
8My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:
Cross References
Psalms 111:10The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.
Proverbs 1:29For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
Proverbs 9:10The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind
Proverbs 15:33The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.
Ecclesiastes 12:13This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
Romans 1:28And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;
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 →