Proverbs 1:7
The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
In Context
6To vnderstand a parable, and the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
Cross References
Psalms 111:10The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord: all they that obserue them, haue good vnderstanding: his praise endureth for euer.
Proverbs 1:29Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.
Proverbs 9:10The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
Proverbs 15:33The feare of the Lord is the instruction of wisdome: and before honour, goeth humilitie.
Ecclesiastes 12:13Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man.
Romans 1:28For as they regarded not to acknowledge God, euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a reprobate minde, to doe those things which are not conuenient,
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 →