Proverbs 9:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: And the knowledge of the holy is understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Common English Bible The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD; the knowledge of the holy one is understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holiness is prudence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is prudence. |
‘As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you for ever.
He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord #– #that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.’
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.
then you will understand the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity.
All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent #– #Jesus Christ.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one. We are in the true one #– #that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.