Proverbs 9:10

תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

In Context

9תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם ־ עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶֽקַח ׃ פ

11כִּי ־ בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים ׃

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9וְאַתָּה שְׁלֹמֹֽה ־ בְנִי דַּע אֶת ־ אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ וְעָבְדֵהוּ בְּלֵב שָׁלֵם וּבְנֶפֶשׁ חֲפֵצָה כִּי כָל ־ לְבָבוֹת דּוֹרֵשׁ יְהוָה וְכָל ־ יֵצֶר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת מֵבִין אִֽם ־ תִּדְרְשֶׁנּוּ יִמָּצֵא לָךְ וְאִם ־ תַּֽעַזְבֶנּוּ יַזְנִיחֲךָ לָעַֽד ׃

Psalms 34:12לְֽכוּ ־ בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ ־ לִי יִֽרְאַת יְהוָה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם ׃

Proverbs 1:7יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ ׃ פ

Proverbs 30:3וְלֹֽא ־ לָמַדְתִּי חָכְמָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים אֵדָֽע ׃

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:2-13

The Invitation of Wisdom. 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that… Read the whole commentary →

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