Proverbs 1:7

Good News Translation

To have knowledge, you must first have reverence for the Lord. Stupid people have no respect for wisdom and refuse to learn.

Cross References

Job 28:28

God said to us humans, “To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil.”

Psalm 111:10

The way to become wise is to honor the Lord; he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands. He is to be praised forever.

Proverbs 1:22

“Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish? How long will you enjoy making fun of knowledge? Will you never learn?

Proverbs 15:32

If you refuse to learn, you are hurting yourself. If you accept correction, you will become wiser.

Proverbs 15:33

Reverence for the Lord is an education in itself. You must be humble before you can ever receive honors.

Proverbs 15:5

It is foolish to ignore what your parents taught you; it is wise to accept their correction.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool does not care whether he understands a thing or not; all he wants to do is show how smart he is.

Proverbs 2:5

If you do, you will know what it means to fear the Lord and you will succeed in learning about God.

Proverbs 23:9

Don't try to talk sense to a fool; he can't appreciate it.

Proverbs 9:10

To be wise you must first have reverence for the Lord. If you know the Holy One, you have understanding.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.

Romans 1:28

Because those people refuse to keep in mind the true knowledge about God, he has given them over to corrupted minds, so that they do the things that they should not do.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Obey them faithfully, and this will show the people of other nations how wise you are. When they hear of all these laws, they will say, ‘What wisdom and understanding this great nation has!’