Proverbs 9:10 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: And the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning (the chief and choice part) of Wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight and understanding.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD; the knowledge of the holy one is understanding.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holiness is prudence.

Proverbs 9:10 Cross References

Psalm 111:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do thereafter: His praise endureth for ever.

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

Proverbs 2:5

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

John 17:3

And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

Proverbs 30:3

And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.

Matthew 11:27

All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.

Psalm 34:12

What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good?