The beginning of wisdom is found in the disposition of reverence and awe. The fear of the finite in the presence of the Infinite, of the sinful in …

2. Fifteen Didactic Poems, or Discourses on Various Subjects (Proverbs 1:7 to Proverbs 9:18).

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The fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of knowledge
Here properly the book begins, and this is the first of the pro…

Fools are persons who have no true wisdom, who follow their own inclinations, without regard to reason, or reverence for God. Children are reasonab…