Proverbs 1:7
The Yirat Hashem is the reshit da'as, 1 but fools despise chochmah and musar. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
In Context
8Beni (my son), hear the musar Avicha, 1 and forsake not the Torat Immecha. 1
Cross References
Psalms 111:10The fear of Hashem is the reshit chochmah; 1 seichel tov have all they that live by it; 1 His tehillah (praise) endureth forever.
Proverbs 1:29For that they hated da'as, 1 and did not choose the Yirat Hashem; 1
Proverbs 9:10The Yirat Hashem is the beginning of chochmah, 1 and the da'as Kedoshim (knowledge of the Holy One) is binah (understanding). 1
Proverbs 15:33The Yirat Hashem is the musar of chochmah; 1 and before kavod (honor) is anavah (humility).
Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the sof (conclusion) of the whole matter; Fear HaElohim, and of His commandments be shomer mitzvot; for this is the whole duty of haAdam.
Romans 1:28And as far as G-dʼs worthiness to be recognized by them was concerned, vi-bahlt (since) they marked G-d down as failing the test, therefore G-d (in wrath) delivered them over to a failure of a brain, one that has a mind bent on doing what is perversely unworthy
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 →