Proverbs 1:7 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יִרְאַ֣ת	yir.'At	[the] fear of	H3374 →
יְ֭הוָה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
רֵאשִׁ֣ית	re.Shit	[is the] beginning of	H7225 →
דָּ֑עַת	Da.'at	knowledge	H1847 →
חָכְמָ֥ה	chokh.mah	wisdom	H2451 →
וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר	u.mu.Sar	and discipline	H4148 →
אֱוִילִ֥ים	'e.vi.Lim	fools	H191 →
בָּֽזוּ׃ פ	Ba.zu	they despise	H936 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
leads to
- Psalms 111:10
  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Job 28:28
  And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13
  When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Ecclesiastes 12:13
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:12
  And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your…
- Micah 6:8
  He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Deuteronomy 6:2
  so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that…
Through
Job 28:28
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
leads to
- Proverbs 9:10
  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 4:6
  Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!Proverbs 9:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.Proverbs 15:33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.Proverbs 18:2A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.Proverbs 1:29–30For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.Proverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.John 3:18–21Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.Proverbs 5:12–13and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!Psalms 34:11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.1 Samuel 12:24Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.Proverbs 2:5then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.Psalms 25:12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.

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