Proverbs 1:7
The Scripture
(7) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the preacher warns that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and that those who delight in the Lord will prosper. He contrasts the path of the righteous with the wayward, showing that knowledge of God leads to life while ignorance leads to death.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 9:10Job 28:28Psalms 111:10Psalms 112:1Ecclesiastes 12:13Proverbs 1:22Proverbs 1:29Proverbs 1:30Proverbs 5:12Proverbs 5:13Proverbs 15:5Proverbs 18:2
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