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The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: His praise endureth for ever.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The fear of the Lord – Reverence for God; respect for His law, His will, His government, Himself; the fear of offending Him, which will lead…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A good understanding ... —Better, a good estimation have all those who do them. The parallelism here, along with the cont…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:

It is the A B C of true wisdom. He who has learned to fear God has learned the firs…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The fear of Jehovah: Having addressed the kindness of God and paid a fitting tribute to the law, the prophet then exhorts the faithful to …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
The fear of the Lord, whose name is revered, is not a fear of his ju…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The psalmist resolves to praise God himself. Our exhortations and our examples should agree. He recommends the works of the Lord as the proper subj…

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