Proverbs 9:10 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

KJV

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

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Commentary

3 voices

Tertullian

PRESCRIPTIONS AGAINST HERETICS 43 (220)

Discipline is an index to doctrine. [The heretics] say that God is not to be feared. So everything is free to them and unrestrained. But where is God not feared, except where he is not present? Where God is not present, there is no truth either; and where there is no truth, discipline like theirs is natural. But where God is present, there is the fear of God, there are decent seriousness, vigilant care and anxious solicitude, well-tested selection, well-weighed communion and deserved promotion, religious obedience, devoted service, modest appearance, a united church, and all things godly.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(2.) The head must be filled with the knowledge of the things of God. The knowledge of holy things (the word is plural) is understanding, the things pertaining to the service of God (those are called holy things ), that pertain to our own sanctification; reproof is called that which is holy, Matt. vii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The fear of the Lord - See on Pro 1:7 (note). The knowledge of the holy; קדשים kedoshim, of the holy ones: Sanctorum, of the saints - Vulgate. boulh agiwn, the counsel of the holy persons.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
תְּחִלַּ֣ת	te.chi.Lat	[is the] beginning of	H8462 →
חָ֭כְמָה	chokh.mah	wisdom	H2451 →
יִרְאַ֣ת	yir.'At	[the] fear of	H3374 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְדַ֖עַת	ve.Da.'at	and [the] knowledge of	H1847 →
קְדֹשִׁ֣ים	ke.do.Shim	[the] holy [one<s>]	H6918 →
בִּינָֽה׃	bi.Nah	[is] understanding	H998 →

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The walk

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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 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
leads to
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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 1:7
  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
  Reached by 3 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.
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…