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The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
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The Essence of Wisdom
Commentators clarify that the 'fear of the Lord' is not terror but a loving reverence and awe of God. They also explain that this fear is not just the 'beginning' of wisdom in the sense of a first step, but its very foundation and chief component. As John Calvin notes, all worldly wisdom without this reverence is ultimately folly.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
A good understanding ... —Better, a good estimation have all those who do them. The parallelism here, along with the cont…
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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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