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Proverbs 9:10 — The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of…
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
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The verses around Proverbs 9:10.
8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Verse explanation
This repeats the book’s opening phrase from chapter 1, closing a circle: respecting God remains the starting point for any real wisdom.
From the Proverbs 9 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 9:10 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O temor do Senhor é o principio da sabedoria, e a sciencia do Sancto a prudencia.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O temor ao SENHOR é o princípio da sabedoria; e o conhecimento dos santos [é] a prudência.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El principio de la sabiduría es honrar a Dios. Y el conocimiento del Santo trae inteligencia.
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More verses about wisdom
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
- Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
- James 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it…
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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