Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
In Context
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother :
Cross References
Psalms 111:10the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. A good understanding to all that do it: his praise continueth for ever and ever.
Proverbs 1:29Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord,
Proverbs 9:10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence.
Proverbs 15:33The fear of the Lord is the lesson of wisdom: and humility goeth before glory.
Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us all hear together the conclusion of the discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is all man:
Romans 1:28And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient;
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 →