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The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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A Reverent Awe, Not Terror
Commentators clarify that the 'fear of the Lord' is not a slavish dread but a filial, or childlike, reverence. John Gill describes it as an awe combined with love, trust, and a desire to please God. This reverential fear is the very first step a person takes into true, godly wisdom, marking the beginning of a converted life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The holy - The word in the Hebrew is plural, agreeing, probably, with אלהים 'elohı̂ym understood (). The knowledge of the …
19th Century
Anglican
The fear of the Lord ...—Compare Isaiah 11:2, where the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord is count…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of wisdom This shows who the wise men are, and in what true wisdom lies; no …
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