Proverbs 1:7

Young's Literal Translation 1898

Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

Cross References

Job 28:28

And He saith to man: --`Lo, fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to turn from evil is understanding.'

Psalm 111:10

The beginning of wisdom is fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise is standing for ever!

Proverbs 1:22

`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 15:32

Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, And before honour is humility!

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.

Proverbs 2:5

Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

Proverbs 23:9

In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

Proverbs 9:10

The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.

Romans 1:28

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

Deuteronomy 4:6

and ye have kept and done them (for it is your wisdom and your understanding) before the eyes of the peoples who hear all these statutes, and they have said, Only, a people wise and understanding is this great nation.